# Incident 19981228042339I: Beech 95B55, Des Moines, IA, December 28, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1998, 23:42 local time
- Place: Des Moines, IA
- Airport: Des Moines International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: TDFA
- Location: 41.5340° N, 93.6631° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DES MOINES INTL (DSM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5340&lon=-93.6631&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9683V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9683V-2019-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (registry code 1152706, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95B55
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981228042339I

## Narrative

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

(-5) PIC STATED THAT ON APPROACH TO DSM LOWERED LANDING GEAR ON FINAL AND NOTED A GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATOR LIGHT. CONTINUED APPROACH AND TOUCHED DOWN ON MAIN GEAR. ON ROLL OUT NOSE OF AIRCRAFT WAS LOWERED. AS SOON AS NOSE GEAR TOUCHED THE RUNWAY IT COLLAPSED. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED A BROKEN ARM FROM THE GEAR ACTUATOR TO THE NOSE LINKAGE.

## Other reports on N9683V (1)

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

- [Incident 19860321023989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860321023989I), Mar 21, 1986: Beech 95B55 (N9683V), South St Paul, MN, Minor damage. After practicing numerous IFR approached aircraft was landed with the gear retracted.

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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