# Accident 19960421011949A: Beech 95B55, Manhattan, KS, April 21, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1996, 19:06 local time
- Place: Manhattan, KS
- Airport: Manhattan Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2710° N, 96.6903° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2710&lon=-96.6903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8496N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8496N) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 415 total, 13 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960421011949A

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING FLARE HEARD GEAR HORN, THOUGHT WAS STALL HORN. LANDED NOSE GEAR RETRACTED. INDICATES LATE EXTENSION.

## 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 CHI96LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA144), Apr 22, 1996: Beech B55B (N8496N), Manhattan, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to properly extend the landing gear. A factor was his failure to follow checklist procedures.

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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