# Incident 20010107002369I: Beech 95C55, Columbus, NE, January 7, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 7, 2001, 08:55 local time
- Place: Columbus, NE
- Airport: Columbus Municipal
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4487° N, 97.3409° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at COLUMBUS MUNI (OLU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4487&lon=-97.3409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N521U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N521U-2021-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-C55 (registry code 1152708, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-c55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95C55
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010107002369I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS FLYING AT CRUISE WHEN HE NOTICED THAT FUEL WAS VENTING FROM THE LEFT WING CAP. HE DECIDED TO LAND AT OLU AND CHECK THE PROBLEM. AFTER LANDING, HE REMOVED THE FUEL CAP AND NOTICED THAT THE RUBBER "O" RING HAD ROLLED UP. AFTER THE GROUND CREW REFUELED, THE PILOT REINSTALLED THE FUEL CAP AND TESTED THE SYSTEM FOR LEAKS. NO LEAKS WERE NOTED AND THE PILOT CONTINUED THE FLIGHT TO MUSCLE SHOALS, ALABAMA, WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AT HIS FINAL DESTINATION, THE PILOT HAD THE MECHANIC CHECK THE FUEL CAP. NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED AND THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N521U (1)

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

- [Accident 20010825029249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010825029249A), Aug 25, 2001: Beech 95C55 (N521U), Jacksonville, FL, No damage. (-23) During the 7th touch and go the left MLG failed to extend. FAA inspection found the left main landing gear extension rod bent. The FAA inspectors opinion…

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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