# Accident 20050801025289A: Beech 95B55, Tucson, AZ, August 1, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 2005, 20:02 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Tucson International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1161° N, 110.9411° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1161&lon=-110.9411&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5888J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5888J-2007-05-19) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,332 total, 775 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA254) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050801025289A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED WHEN HE LANDED AT TUCSON CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SKID OFF THE RUNWAY RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLERS, ENGINES, NOSE AND WINGS. MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATION INTO THE CAUSE OF THE GEAR COLLAPSE WILL CONTINUE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 LAX05LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA254), Aug 2, 2005: Beech 95-B55 (N5888J), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent retraction of the landing gear during the landing rollout.

## Other reports on N5888J (1)

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

- [Incident 19781104023939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781104023939I), Nov 4, 1978: Beech 95B55 (N5888J), Olney, TX, Minor damage. Pilot retracted gear instead of flaps after touchdown.

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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