# Accident 19980806028699A: Beech D95A, Albuquerque, NM, August 6, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 1998, 18:30 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: Double Eagle II Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0596° N, 106.6202° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0596&lon=-106.6202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N924JL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N924JL-2005-03-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D95A (registry code 1153408, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d95a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D95A
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B1B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,000 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA375](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA375) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980806028699A

## Narrative

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

(THERE WERE NO REMARKS INDICATED PRIOR TO .4 ENTRY) (FROM .4)  THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 22, AND DURING LANDING ROLL, THE AIRPLANE PITCHED FORWARD AND TO THE RIGHT.  HE SAID THAT THE AIRPLANE EXITED THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT AND CAME TO REST FACING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. POSTACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM REVEALED NO MECHANICAL ANOMALIES WHICH WOULD HAVE PRECLUDED NORMAL OPERATION.  THE RIGHT MAIN INNER GEAR DOOR EXHIBITED CRUSHING AND INWARD DEFORMATION.  A REPRESENTATIVE FROM BEECHCRAFT STATED THAT WHEN THE LANDING GEAR IS DOWN AND LOCKED, THE INNER GEAR DOORS ARE UP AND LOCKED (FLUSH WITH THE BOTTOM OF THE AIRPLANE).  HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE AND THE FLAP HANDLE IN THIS AIRPLANE ARE REVERSE FROM THE MAJORITY OF GENERAL AVIATION AIRCRAFT.  THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE PURCHASED THE AIRPLANE ON JULY 30, 1998, 7 DAYS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT.  HE FURTHER INDICATED ON HIS NTSB'S PILOT/OPERATOR AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT THAT HE HAD A TOTAL OF 15 HOURS OF FLIGHT EXPERIENCE IN N924JL. (-23) ON 08/06/98, AT APPROXIMATELY 2000 MDT, N924JL, A BEECHCRAFT TRAVELER, UPON ROLLOUT ON RUNWAY 22 AT AEG EXPERIENCED NOSE GEAR FAILURE.  THE AIRC RAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST 180 DEGREES IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION ON THE GRASSS PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY. NO INJURIES.

## 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 FTW98LA375](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA375), Aug 7, 1998: Beech D95A (N924JL), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent raising of the landing gear during landing rollout

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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