# Incident 19990426015909I: Beech 95, Circleville, OH, April 26, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1999, 18:00 local time
- Place: Circleville, OH
- Airport: Pick Co. Memorial
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6012° N, 82.9325° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Circleville, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6012&lon=-82.9325&mi=10
- Aircraft: N653Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N653Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95 (registry code 1153402, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990426015909I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE DOING PROVICIENCY FLYING THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT OR EXTEND. UNUSUAL NOISES WERE HEARD DURING THE ATTEMPTS TO RAISE AND LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. DURING LANDING THE NOSE GEAR FOLDED AND AT THE SAME TIME THE MAIN GEARS FOLDED ALSO. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIMITED TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS, MAIN LANDING GEAR INBOARD DOORS AND FLAPS. THE PROPELLERS WERE LEVELED PRIOR TO LANDING. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N653Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19840208003049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840208003049I), Feb 8, 1984: Beech B95 (N653Q), Prescott, AZ, Substantial damage. Nose gear collapsed after landing. Nose gear failed due to metal fatigue of the actuator trunion bracket.

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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