# Incident 19941202048899I: Beech 9555, Santa Ana, CA, December 2, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1994, 14:30 local time
- Place: Santa Ana, CA
- Airport: El Toro Mcas
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6761° N, 117.7310° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at El Toro Marine Corps Air Station, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6761&lon=-117.7310&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9488Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9488Y-2010-12-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-55 (registry code 1152702, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 9555
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 210 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941202048899I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT AND PILOT INVOLVED IN INCIDENT WERE ON A CAP SEARCH MISSION. DURING FLIGHT FOUND THE LANDING GEAR TO BE OUT OF UP AND LOCKED POSITION. COULD NOT RETRACT GEAR OR EXTEND FULLY. NEXT TWO HOUR SPENT TRYING TO EXTEND GEAR FULLY FAILED. DECIDED TO LAND AT EL TORO MARINE AIR BASE DUE TO EXCELLENT RUNWAYS AND FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT., LANDED O.K., NO INJURY TO PASSENGERS (OBSERVERS) AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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