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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech 95B55 · Bellville, TX · October 10, 1996

Date: October 10, 1996 · 19:30 local
Place: Bellville, TX
Airport: Grawunder Field Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N179DP
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW97LA015
Reported as: Beech 95B55
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 761 total180 in this make and model

N179DPRegistration cancelled Jan 20, 1999 · Beech 95-B55 (T42A)S/N TC852 Airframe modelBeech 95-B55 (T42A)

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What happened

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Landing over tall obstructions no flaps. Stalled 12FT AGL. Left wing hit and left gear collapsed. Spar damage. (-23) pilot made an approach over obstacles, trees and wires, without using flaps. Pilot stated the aircraft stalled approximately 10-12 feet in the air. The left wing struck the ground and the left main gear collapsed and the aircraft departed the runway. Structural damage occurred to the left wing spar and the right engine mounts and firewall.

As the FAA filed it

LANDING OVER TALL OBSTRUCTIONS NO FLAPS. STALLED 12FT AGL. LEFT WING HIT AND LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED. SPAR DAMAGE. (-23) PILOT MADE AN APPROACH OVER OBSTACLES, TREES AND WIRES, WITHOUT USING FLAPS. PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT STALLED APPROXIMATELY 10-12 FEET IN THE AIR. THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. STRUCTURAL DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE LEFT WING SPAR AND THE RIGHT ENGINE MOUNTS AND FIREWALL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW97LA015Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBellville, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed resulting in an inadvertent stall. Factors were the dark night conditions and the pilot's failure to lower the flaps.Oct 11, 1996 · Substantial damage