# Incident 19960325012699I: Beech 95C55, Vernon, TX, March 25, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1996, 15:30 local time
- Place: Vernon, TX
- Airport: Wilbarger Count Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1477° N, 99.3004° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vernon, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1477&lon=-99.3004&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65AC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65AC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-C55 (registry code 1152708, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-c55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95C55
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960325012699I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DURING THE TOUCHDOWN FOR LANDING, THE PILOT NOTICED A SEVERE VIBRATION IN THE NOSE GEAR. WHEN THE PILOT RAISED THE NOSE GEAR OFF THE RUNWAY IN AN ATTEMPT TO TOUCHDOWN AT A SLOWER SPEED, THE NOSE GEAR STRUT ASSEMBLY FELL OUT OF THE NOSE GEAR HOUSING. THE DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE NOSE GEAR AND PROPELLERS. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT TWO ATTACHMENT BOLTS WERE BROKEN AT THE UPPER STRUT HOUSING. MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT WAS SUBMITTED ON 4-8-96.

## Other reports on N65AC (1)

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

- [Incident 19830126011899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830126011899I), Jan 26, 1983: Beech 95C55 (N65AC), San Antonio, TX. Pilot had complete loss of electrical power due to an improperly installed voltage regulator.

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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