# Accident 20050916020799A: Beech T42A, Porterville, CA, September 16, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 2005, 11:15 local time
- Place: Porterville, CA
- Airport: Porterville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0296° N, 119.0627° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORTERVILLE MUNI (PTV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0296&lon=-119.0627&mi=10
- Aircraft: N127F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N127F) (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 T42A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 815 total, 337 in this make and model, 63 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050916020799A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT USED GEAR TO AID DESCENT, THEN HAD TO SWITCH TO THE OPPOSITE RUNWAY LATER IN THE APPROACH SEQUENCE. PILOT ASSUMES HE MUST HAVE RAISED THE GEAR TO FLY THE TRAFFIC PATTERN, THEN FORGOT TO EXTEND THEM FOR THE LANDING.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N127F (1)

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

- [Incident 19840204023699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840204023699I), Feb 4, 1984: Beech 95B55 (N127F), Porterville, CA, Minor damage. Right main gear collapsed on rollout. Skidded off runway. Unable to determine cause. Gear checked out normally.

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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