# Incident 19990430020719I: Beech 95B55, Smithville, TN, April 30, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 1999, 14:25 local time
- Place: Smithville, TN
- Airport: Smithville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9854° N, 85.8091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SMITHVILLE MUNI (0A3), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9854&lon=-85.8091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N128VB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N128VB-2019-11-01) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO470L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990430020719I

## Narrative

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

AFTER MAKING A NORMAL APPROACH AND TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 06, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY MIDWAY DOWN THE RUNWAY, TO THE LEFT OF CENTERLINE. THE PROPELLERS OF BOTH ENGINE, NOSE WHEEL WELL DOORS AND NOSE CONE WERE DAMAGED. THE AIRCRAFT WILL BE REPAIRED AND AN "M OR D" REPORT FILED FOR THE COMPONENT OF THE NOSE GEAR RETRACT SYSTEM WHICH FAILED AND CAUSED THE INCIDENT AND RESULTANT DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N128VB (1)

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

- [Accident 20160812014279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160812014279A), Aug 12, 2016: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (N128VB), Fredericksburg, VA, Destroyed, 6 fatal. 8/12/16 Aircraft departed bowman field (lou) in upon approach to runway 24 at ezf, several witnesses noticed aircraft too high (approximately 200 feet above…

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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