# Accident 20181031021319A: Beech 95-B55, Gainsvile, FL, October 31, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 31, 2018, 18:05 local time
- Place: Gainsvile, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6900° N, 82.2717° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6900&lon=-82.2717&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5YB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5YB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-B55 (registry code 1152705, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-B55
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 220 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181031021319A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ADVISED HE MIS-MANAGED THE LANDING RETRACT LEVER ON TOUCHDOWN AND THE L/H LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.

## 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 GAA19CA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA046), Oct 31, 2018: Beech 55 (N5YB), Gainesville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent landing gear retraction during the landing roll, which resulted in a canted left main landing gear and the wing dragging during the subsequent landing following a go-around.

## Other reports on N5YB (1)

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

- [Incident 19871102073319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871102073319I), Nov 2, 1987: N5YB, Blythe, CA. Lost engine power. Forced landing on highway. Found loose fuel line to carburator. Lost all fuel.

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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