# Accident 20010825029249A: Beech 95C55, Jacksonville, FL, August 25, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 2001, 14:56 local time
- Place: Jacksonville, FL
- Airport: Jacksonville Nas/Tower Field
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2472° N, 81.6806° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2472&lon=-81.6806&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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL01LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010825029249A

## Narrative

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

(-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 IS THAT THE POSITION OF THE GEAR SWITCH WAS CHANGED DURING GEAR TRANSITION CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE EXTENSION ROD. A NEW ROD WAS INSTALLED AND SEVERAL GEAR EXTENSIONS FOUND THE GEAR EXTENDED PROPERLY.

## 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 ATL01LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA102), Aug 25, 2001: Beech 55 (N521U), Jacksonville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the left landing gear extention rod for undetermined reasons that resulted in a landing with the gear retracted.

## Other reports on N521U (1)

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

- [Incident 20010107002369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010107002369I), Jan 7, 2001: Beech 95C55 (N521U), Columbus, NE. (-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,…

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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