# Accident 19950513013909A: Beech D55, Norman, OK, May 13, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1995, 10:36 local time
- Place: Norman, OK
- Airport: University Of Oklahoma
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2191° N, 97.3400° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2191&lon=-97.3400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N993ES, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N993ES) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D55 (registry code 1152730, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D55
- Reported engine: CONT IO520CB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 476 total, 46 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA200) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950513013909A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT BELEIVED RETRACTED GEAR ON TAKEOFF. POOR CLIMB. ABORTED. LANDED GEAR UP. FLAPS WERE FULL DOWN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW95LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA200), May 13, 1995: Beech D55 (N993ES), Norman, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT RETRACTION OF THE LANDING GEAR, RESULTING IN A GEAR UP LANDING.

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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