# Incident 19990205015999I: Beech 95B55, Pontiac, MI, February 5, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 1999, 17:06 local time
- Place: Pontiac, MI
- Airport: Oakland-Pontiac
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6492° N, 83.2874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pontiac, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6492&lon=-83.2874&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4450W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4450W-2005-12-02) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,526 total, 6 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990205015999I

## Narrative

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

(-5)AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM PONTIC ENROUTE TO JACKSON COULD NOT LOWER GEAR AT JACKSON. RETURNED TO PONTIAC.  COULD NOT LOWER GEAT AT PONTIAC.  LANDED GEAR UP ON RUNWAY 9L.  AIRCRAFT SKID ON BELLY OFF RUNWAY.  MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.  3 PERSONS ON BOARD.  ON INJURIES.  NO FIRE. PILOT TRIED TO MANUALLY LOWER GEAR.  HAND CRANK APPEARED TO DE DISCONNECTED - NO RESISTANCE.

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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