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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech B95 · Vero Beach, FL · April 25, 1996

Date: April 25, 1996 · 11:30 local
Place: Vero Beach, FL
Airport: Vero Beach Municipal
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N810BJ
Reported as: Beech B95
Reported engine: Lycoming O360*
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 11,050 total20 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N810BJRegistration cancelled May 30, 2013 · Beech B95S/N TD-436 · Built 1960 Airframe modelBeech B95 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on 4-25-96 PIC edison pazmino, "reported that", en route from Vero Beach, FL via orlando, FL to Vero bch., FL, experienced momentary electrical failure prior to landing Vero bch, FL at approx. 2345 hrs EST. And could not verify landing gear down & locked; after touchdown the gear collapsed. No injuries were reported and the aircraft had minor damage. An FAA inspection of aircraft "N810BJ" could not verify that the aircraft experienced an electrical problem nor that the landing gear had been extended for landing. The landing gear up-lock cable was found broken and landing gear bushings have excessive wear. End.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON 4-25-96 PIC EDISON PAZMINO, "REPORTED THAT", EN ROUTE FROM VERO BEACH, FL VIA ORLANDO, FL TO VERO BCH., FL, EXPERIENCED MOMENTARY ELECTRICAL FAILURE PRIOR TO LANDING VERO BCH, FL AT APPROX. 2345 HRS EST. AND COULD NOT VERIFY LANDING GEAR DOWN & LOCKED; AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE GEAR COLLAPSED. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND THE AIRCRAFT HAD MINOR DAMAGE. AN FAA INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT "N810BJ" COULD NOT VERIFY THAT THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM NOR THAT THE LANDING GEAR HAD BEEN EXTENDED FOR LANDING. THE LANDING GEAR UP-LOCK CABLE WAS FOUND BROKEN AND LANDING GEAR BUSHINGS HAVE EXCESSIVE WEAR. END.