# Accident 19991118043179A: Beech 95B55, Petaluma, CA, November 18, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 1999, 17:00 local time
- Place: Petaluma, CA
- Airport: Petaluma Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2098° N, 122.7603° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2098&lon=-122.7603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N550RT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N550RT-2002-09-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (registry code 1152706, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95B55
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991118043179A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MR. KEITH DEPARTED THE SANTA ROSA AIRPORT AT APPROX. 1645 LOCAL ENROUTE TO THE PETALUMA AIRPORT. ON APPROACH INTO PETALUMA HIS INTENT WAS TO PRACTICE A SHORT FIELD LANDING. HE STATED THAT HIS A/C IS EQUIPPED WITH VORTEX GENERATORS AND THAT HE WAS USING THE APPROACH AIRSPEEDS LISTED IN "MICROAERODYNAMICS"(THE MANUFACTURE) ADVERTISING. AT 1700 LOCAL  MR. KEITH  ALLOWED THE A/C AIRSPEED TO DROP OFF BELOW INDICATED STALL SPEED AND WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER, THE A/C STRUCK THE RUNWAY (VERY HARD). THE A/C BOUNCED A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES BEFORE COMING TO A STOP APPROX. 400 FEET DOWN RUNWAY 1. NEITHER  MR. KEITH  OR HIS PASSENGER RECEIVED ANY INJURIES.

## 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 LAX00LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA036), Nov 19, 1999: Beech 95-B55 (N550RT), Petaluma, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall/mush condition and subsequent hard 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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