# Accident 20120903018329A: Beech 95-55, Spanaway, WA, September 3, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2012, 19:44 local time
- Place: Spanaway, WA
- Airport: Spanaway
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.0833° N, 122.4667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0833&lon=-122.4667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4QC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4QC-2018-01-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-55 (registry code 1152702, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-55
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 939 total, 80 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12CA393](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA393) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120903018329A

## Narrative

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

UPON ARRIVING AT S44 FOLLOWING A PLEASURE FLIGHT, THE PIC DECIDED TO GO AROUND.  THE PILOT RETRACTED THE LANDING DEAR DURING THE GO-AROUND. THE  AIRCRAFT REMAINED IN THE PATTERN.  DURING THE SECOND ATTEMPT THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED.  THE PIC LATER STATED THAT HE HAD INADVERTANTLY FORGOTTEN TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR.

## 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 WPR12CA393](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA393), Sep 4, 2012: Beech 95-55 (N4QC), Spanoway, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to lower the landing gear prior to 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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