# Accident 20180416000229A: Beech 95-B55 (T42A), Suffolk, VA, April 16, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 2018, 18:28 local time
- Place: Suffolk, VA
- Airport: Suffolk Executive Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6828° N, 76.5997° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6828&lon=-76.5997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4464S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4464S-2019-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (registry code 1152706, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-470 series (registry code 17044, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-B55 (T42A)
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-470 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 26,000 total, 562 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA251) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180416000229A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED HE FLEW A NORMAL TRAFFIC PATTERN INTO SUFFOLK EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (SFQ).  HE EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR ON THE DOWNWIND LEG AND CONFIRMED THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED BY OBSERVING THREE GREEN LIGHTS ON THE LANDING GEAR INDICATION SYSTEM.  HOWEVER, UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT'S LANDING GEAR WAS IN THE RETRACTED POSITION AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE FUSELAGE RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE FLAPS, FUSELAGE, AND PROPELLERS.  THE PILOT STATED  THE GPS ANTENNA WIRE HAD INADVERTENTLY BEEN LOOPED AROUND THE LANDING GEAR LEVER.  WHEN THE PILOT PULLED THE CONTROL WHEEL FOR LANDING, THE WIRE TIGHTENED AGAINST THE GEAR LEVER AND PULLED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE UP, THUS RETRACTING THE LANDING GEAR.  A WITNESS ON THE GROUND CONFIRMED THE PILOT'S ACCOUNT OF THE INCIDENT.  WITNESS STATED HE OBSERVED THE LANDING GEAR IN A 45 DEGREE ANGLE WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS OVER THE RUNWAY.

## 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 GAA18CA251](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA251), Apr 17, 2018: Beech 95 B55 (N4464S), Suffolk, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to properly secure the portable GPS and antenna cable, which resulted in the inadvertent landing gear retraction during landing.

## Other reports on N4464S (1)

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

- [Incident 20000917028689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000917028689I), Sep 17, 2000: Beech 95B55 (N4464S), Newport News, VA, Minor damage. (-23)Enroute from pompano beach, FL, to rockland, ME, on entering traffic pattern at mfv for a intended fuel stop, pilot was not able to get a green indication…

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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