# Incident 20000917028689I: Beech 95B55, Newport News, VA, September 17, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 17, 2000, 15:57 local time
- Place: Newport News, VA
- Airport: Williamsburg International Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9788° N, 76.4280° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newport News, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9788&lon=-76.4280&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4464S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4464S-2019-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (registry code 1152706, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-470 series (registry code 17044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95B55
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,850 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000917028689I

## Narrative

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

(-23)ENROUTE FROM POMPANO BEACH, FL, TO ROCKLAND, ME, ON ENTERING TRAFFIC PATTERN AT MFV FOR A INTENDED FUEL STOP, PILOT WAS NOT ABLE TO GET A GREEN INDICATION ON THE LEFT MAIN GEAR. A FLYBY WAS INITIATED AND GROUND PERSONNEL OBSERVED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR STILL IN THE FULLY RETRACTED POSITION, WITH THE NOSE GEAR AND RIGHT MAIN GEAR EXTENDED.  PILOT ELECTED TO PROCEED TO PHF AND EXECUTED A FULL GEAR UP LANDING ON A FOAMED RUNWAY.  DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE LOWER FUSELAGE SKINS.  FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE LEFT MAIN UPLOCK ROLLER WOULD NOT ROTATE POSSIBLY DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICATION.  THE UPLOCK ROLLER CLEARENCE WAS ALSO FOUND INSUFFICIENT PER THE MAINTENANCE MANUAL SPEC.  THE LAST ANNUAL INPSECTION HAD BEEN COMPLETED ON OCTOBER 4, 1999.

## Other reports on N4464S (1)

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

- [Accident 20180416000229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180416000229A), Apr 16, 2018: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (N4464S), Suffolk, VA, Substantial damage. The pilot stated he flew a normal traffic pattern into Suffolk Executive Airport (sfq). He extended the landing gear on the downwind leg and confirmed the gear…

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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