# Accident 20080228836199A: Beech 95B55, Brookhaven, MS, February 28, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 2008, 13:30 local time
- Place: Brookhaven, MS
- Airport: Brookhaven-Lincoln County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.6058° N, 90.4092° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6058&lon=-90.4092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4265S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4265S-2023-01-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech B-55 (registry code 1152729, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b-55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-470-L (registry code 17348, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-470-l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95B55
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08CA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080228836199A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DUE TO EXCESSIVE SINK RATE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED RUNWAY HARD AND PILOT INITIATED GO-AROUND. RUNWAY CONTACT RESULTED IN BLOWN NOSE TIRE. SECOND TOUCHDOWN FOLLOWED SECOND APPROACH. WHEN NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN AGRESSIVE SHIMMY RESULTED IN NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE. PILOTS HAND WAS ON THROTTLES WHEN RAPID DECELERATION OCCURED CAUSING THROTTLES TO MOVE FORWARD INCREASING POWER AS PROPS CONTACTED RUNWAY AND RESULTING IN APPARENT STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO FUSELAGE AND WINGS AS EVIDENCED BY WRINKLES ON BELLY BETWEEN THE WINGS AND ALSO JUST ABOVE WING ROOTS ON THE FUSELAGE SIDES.

## 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 NYC08CA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA122), Feb 28, 2008: Beech B-55 (N4265S), Brookhaven, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing during the first attempt, and subsequent collapse of the nose landing gear during the second landing attempt. Contributing to the accident…

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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