# Incident 20161002019109I: Beech 95-B55 (T42A), Trenton, SC, October 2, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 2016, 14:30 local time
- Place: Trenton, SC
- Airport: Twin Lakes Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6457° N, 81.8671° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TWIN LAKES (S17), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6457&lon=-81.8671&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3240Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3240Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (registry code 1152706, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-B55 (T42A)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161002019109I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF FROM TWIN LAKES AIRPORT, S17, LOCATED JUST OUTSIDE OF THE TOWN OF TRENTON, SC. IT FLEW FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR, AFTER WHICH, IT RETURNED TO S17 FOR A FULL STOP LANDING. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT?S WRITTEN STATEMENT, THE PILOT TURNED DOWNWIND WITH THE LANDING GEAR LOWERED AND HAD THREE GREEN DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION LIGHTS. THE PILOT TURNED TO FINAL APPROACH FOR LANDING. THE PILOT STATES THAT AFTER TOUCHDOWN AND DURING ROLL OUT THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 10/02/2016 AND WAS NOT REPORTED TO THE FAA UNTIL 02/01/2017. THEREFORE, THE FAA WAS NOT ABLE TO VIEW THE ACTUAL SCENE BUT ONLY THE AIRCRAFT ITSELF.

## Other reports on N3240Y (1)

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

- [Accident 19870428012659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870428012659A), Apr 28, 1987: Beech 95B55 (N3240Y), Greenville, SC, Substantial damage. The aircraft landed with the wheels retracted. The pilot had disabled the warning horn and forgot to lower the gear

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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