# Accident 20160824007199A: Beech E-55, Wichita Falls, TX, August 24, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 2016, 18:00 local time
- Place: Wichita Falls, TX
- Airport: Sheppard Afb/Wichita Falls Reg
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: 4CMS
- Location: 33.9889° N, 98.4919° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9889&lon=-98.4919&mi=10
- Aircraft: N855T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N855T-2018-06-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E-55 (registry code 1152732, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e-55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E-55
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA336) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160824007199A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 24, 2016, AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 CDT, N855T, A BEECH E-55, MADE A GEAR UP LANDING AT SHEPPARD AFB/WICHITA FALLS REGIONAL AIRPORT (SPS).  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS AN INSTRUCTION FLIGHT.

VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM LAWTON, OK (LAW) ON AUGUST 24, 2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 CDT.

## 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 CEN16LA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA336), Aug 24, 2016: Beech E-55 (N855T), Wichita Falls, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the landing gear assembly snap ring, which prevented the pilot from being able to extend the landing gear and resulted in a gear-up landing. Also causal was the lack of the assembly's…

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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