# Accident 20031222033809A: Beech 95B55, St Paul, MN, December 22, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 2003, 16:40 local time
- Place: St Paul, MN
- Airport: St Paul Downtown Holman Fld
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9344° N, 93.0600° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9344&lon=-93.0600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N221Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N221Q-2013-09-17) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 110 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031222033809A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DRAG AND VMC DEMO, DID 2 LANDINGS, ON LAST RETRACTION SQUEELING SOUND WAS HEARD, SEVERAL RETRACTON ATTEMPTS WERE UNSUCCESSFUL, GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT, SMOKE WAS DETECTED ON LAST ATTEMPT, CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED, PERFORMED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FOR MANUAL EXTENSION, DID NOT WORK, HANDLE WOULD NOT ENGAGE, FINALLY WAS ABLE TO GET LANDING GEAR UP ELECTRICALLY. AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR-UP. OCCUPANTS WERE NOT INJURED.

## 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 CHI04LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA046), Dec 22, 2003: Beech 95-B55 (N221Q), St. Paul, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the worm drive bearing that resulted in the failure of the landing gear extension/retraction gearbox, which ultimately resulted in the extension of the landing gear not being possible.…

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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