# Accident 19950718021089A: Beech 95B55, Delavan, WI, July 18, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1995, 16:20 local time
- Place: Delavan, WI
- Airport: Lake Lawn Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6201° N, 88.6308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6201&lon=-88.6308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3070W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3070W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (registry code 1152706, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95B55
- Reported engine: CONT IO470L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 23,096 total, 6 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA254) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950718021089A

## Narrative

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

HARD LANDING RESULTED IN BOUNCE PORPOISE AND SEPARATING NOSE GEAR. ONLY FIVE HOURS IN TYPE. (-23) SEE NARRATIVE #CHI95LA254

## 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 CHI95LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA254), Jul 18, 1995: Beech 55 (N3070W), Delavan, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot misjudged the flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing. Lack of experience in the make and model aircraft was a factor.

## Other reports on N3070W (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20170120005469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170120005469I), Jan 20, 2017: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (N3070W), Nashua, NH, Minor damage. At Nashua, NH (ash) airport on 1/20/2017 at about 12:00, N3070W with a pilot and one passenger completed the pre-takeoff checklist with no defects noted. The…

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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