# Incident 19970406013369I: Beech 95B55A, Baton Rouge, LA, April 6, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1997, 15:58 local time
- Place: Baton Rouge, LA
- Airport: Baton Rouge Metro, Ryan Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5329° N, 91.1499° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BATON ROUGE METRO, RYAN FLD (BTR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5329&lon=-91.1499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N955RP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N955RP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (registry code 1152705, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95B55A
- Reported engine: CONT IO470*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,050 total, 400 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970406013369I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON SUNDAY APRIL 6, 1997 AT APPROXIMATELY 3:58 P.M. CST. ALBERT MITCHELL RICHARDSON OPERATOR OF N955RP A BEECHCRAFT BARON MODEL BE-55-55 MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT BATON ROUGE METRO AIRPORT. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR FAILED ON LANDING AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED.

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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