# Accident 19981118046989A: Beech 95-B55 (T42A), Hampton, GA, November 18, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 1998, 15:15 local time
- Place: Hampton, GA
- Airport: Henry County/Morris Field Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3797° N, 84.2800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3797&lon=-84.2800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21MJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21MJ-2000-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (registry code 1152706, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL99FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99FA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981118046989A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) WAS CONDUCTING A NO FLAPS APPROACH IN A BEECH BE-55B, N21MJ, TO RUNWAY 6 AT TARA FIELD (4A7), IN HAMPTON, GEORGIA ON NOVEMBER 18, 1998 AT APPROXIMATELY 1515 EASTERN STANDARD TIME. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED TO THE RUNWAY AND SLID TO A STOP WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE WHEEL WELLS. SMOKE AND FIRE WERE IMMEDIATELY EVIDENT IN THE COCKPIT. BOTH PILOTS IMMEDIATELY EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT. FIRE ENGULFED THE AIRCRAFT AND DESPITE THE FIRE FIGHTING EFFORTS OF THE LINE CREW AND THE COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT, IT WAS DESTROYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. WITNESSES STATED THE AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP. EXAMINATION OF WRECKAGE BY NTSB AND FAA INDICATED THAT LANDING GEAR WAS IN WHEEL WELLS AND LANDING GEAR SELECTOR SWITCH AND FLAP SELECTOR SWITCH WAS IN THE UP POSITION. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED 4A7 AT APPROXIMATELY 1320 LOCAL TIME. ACCORDING TO THE PIC, AFTER APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR AND 45 MINUTES OF FLIGHT BY THE OTHER PILOT, THEY RETURNED TO THE LOCAL TRAFFIC PATTERN AT 4A7. THE PIC WAS FLYING HIS SECOND APPROACH WHICH WAS A NO-FLAP LANDING APPROACH TO RUNWAY 06 FROM THE RIGHT SEAT. HE WAS ATTEMPTING T0 MAINTAIN SEPARATION FROM A CESSNA 172 AIRCRAFT AHEAD OF HIM BY EXECUTING SOME S TURNS FOR SPACING ON FINAL APPROACH. HE STATED THAT HE PERFORMED THE NORMAL LANDING CHECKLIST UP TO THE POINT OF LOWERING THE LANDING GEAR; HOWEVER, DUE TO THE CONCERTED EFFORT TO MAINTAIN THE SEPARATION FROM THE CESSNA 172, HE DID NOT COMPLETE THE BALANCE OF THE CHECK LIST.

## 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 ATL99FA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99FA021), Nov 18, 1998: Beech BE-55B (N21MJ), Hampton, GA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to use the landing checklist that resulted in the wheels-up landing.

## Other reports on N21MJ (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19951226044999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951226044999I), Dec 26, 1995: Beech 95B55 (N21MJ), Orlando, FL, Minor damage. Narrative: on 12-26-95 at approximately 0800, the pilot of N21MJ made a normal landing on runway 36L at mco. While exiting taxiway juliet (j) the pilot struck…

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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