# Accident 19970407009259A: Beech 95, San Antonio, TX, April 7, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1997, 13:07 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Airport: San Antonio International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5407° N, 98.4897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5407&lon=-98.4897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2702Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2702Y-2012-09-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95 (registry code 1153402, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 365 total, 75 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970407009259A

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: RIGHT GEAR DID NOT COME DOWN. TRIED TO LOWER MANUAL, TRIED TO RECYCLE, STILL NO RIGHT MAIN. LANDED WITHOUT RIGHT MAIN - (IDLE ENGINES AT 50' ALT) LANDED AND LEFT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. PROP DAMAGED. (-23) LANDING GEAR MALFUNCTION. PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT GEAR UP.

## 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 FTW97LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA157), Apr 7, 1997: Beech BE-95 (N2702Y), San Antonio, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the right main gear due to improper repair by the company maintenance personnel.

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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