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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 95B55 · Hampton, VA · July 11, 1997

Date: July 11, 1997 · 00:43 local
Place: Hampton, VA
Airport: Langley Afb
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N43657
Reported as: Beech 95B55
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,968 total

N43657Registration cancelled Dec 28, 2010 · Beech B-55S/N TF-32 · Built 1966 Airframe modelBeech B-55 Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Unable extend landing gear. After 2HRS. Manual handle broke. Landed gear up props feathered. Gear box had jammed.

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE EXTEND LANDING GEAR. AFTER 2HRS. MANUAL HANDLE BROKE. LANDED GEAR UP PROPS FEATHERED. GEAR BOX HAD JAMMED.