# Accident 19981210046949A: Beech C45G, December 10, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 1998, 20:57 local time
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JKIA
- Aircraft: N555NJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N555NJ-2002-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech C-45G (registry code 1151014, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-c-45g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH C45G
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981210046949A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS VISUALLY INSPECTED, AND BASED ON INSPECTION AND PILOT NARRATIVE, AIRCRAFT BOUNCED UPON A HARD LANDING AND ON THE SECOND LANDING, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND ATTACHING STRUCTURE SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. UPON NOSE COLLAPSE, PROPELLERS TOUCHED GROUND WITH POWER.

## 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 MIA99LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA062), Dec 11, 1998: Beech C-45G (N555NJ), Charlotte Amali, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate flare by the pilot-in-command resulting in a hard landing on the nose landing gear causing it to collapse.

## Other reports on N555NJ (1)

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

- [Incident 19980602020439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980602020439I), Jun 2, 1998: Beech C45G (N555NJ), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Minor damage. Did not follow checklist procedures prior to landing resulting in a gear up landing.

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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