# Accident 20170201002349A: Beech 95-B55 (T42A), Cameron Park, CA, February 1, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 2017, 13:57 local time
- Place: Cameron Park, CA
- Airport: Cameron Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6836° N, 120.9858° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6836&lon=-120.9858&mi=10
- Aircraft: N321BJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N321BJ-2019-02-04) (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 95-B55 (T42A)
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 22,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR17LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170201002349A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT DURING TAKE OFF HE HEARD A LOUD BANG WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED. UPON CLIMBING TO A SAFE ALTITUDE HE BEGAN TROUBLE SHOOTING THE LANDING GEAR AND OBSERVED THAT THE LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD POPPED. PILOT THEN ATTEMPTED TO RESET THE CIRCUIT BREAKER AND LOWER THE LANDING GEAR AT WHICH TIME THE CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED AGAIN AND THE GEAR FAILED TO LOWER. THE PILOT MADE SEVERAL MORE ATTEMPTS TO RESET THE CIRCUIT BREAKER WHICH WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. PILOT STATED THAT HE THEN ATTEMPTED TO MANUALLY LOWER THE LANDING GEAR BUT THAT THE LANDING GEAR MANUAL CRANK WOULD NOT ENGAGE. PILOT THEN RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT AND COMPLETED A GEAR UP LANDING.

## 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 WPR17LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA061), Feb 1, 2017: Beech 95 B55 (T42A) (N321BJ), Cameron Park, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the landing gear to extend as a result of excessive wear within the landing gear gearbox and motor, which resulted in a gear-up 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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