# Incident 20191103020819I: Beech 95-B55 (T42A), Crockett, TX, November 3, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 2019, 20:00 local time
- Place: Crockett, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.3171° N, 95.4566° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Crockett, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3171&lon=-95.4566&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3214A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3214A-2020-09-10) (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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,012 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191103020819I

## Narrative

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

ON 11/4/2019 AT 2000 CDT, A BEECH 95-B55, S/N TC-1301, WAS CONDUCTING A 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINALLY SCHEDULE TO GO FROM DENTON, TX (KDTO) TO HUNTSVILLE, TX (KUTS). THE PIC INDICATED IN HIS STATEMENT THAT HE HAD FILED AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN AND WAS IN NIGHT VFR CONDITIONS AFTER DEPARTURE. DURING THE FLIGHT JUST SOUTH OF THE DFW CLASS B AIRSPACE, HE MODIFIED HIS DESTINATION TO CROCKETT, TX (KDTO). DURING THE LANDING PHASE AT KDTO, THE LANDING GEAR DID NOT EXTEND WITH THE NORMAL USE OF THE AIRCRAFT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, WITH NO INDICATION OF A SAFE GEAR IN THE DOWN POSITION. THE PIC ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR USING THE MANUAL SYSTEM; HE ATTEMPTED TO VERIFY THE LANDING GEAR POSITION USING THE MANUAL INDICATOR, BUT DID NOT GET THE LOCKED DOWN LIGHT. THE PRIVATE RATED PILOT INDICATED IN HIS STATEMENT THAT AFTER ATTEMPTING TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR, HE CHECKED THE FUSES PRIOR TO MANUALLY LOWERING THE GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE MAIN GEAR UNEVENTFULLY; WHEN THE NOSE GEAR TOUCHED DOWN, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE PIC WAS ABLE TO HOLD THE AIRCRAFT OFF OF THE NOSE AS LONG AS POSSIBLE AND STEERED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT OF AND OFF OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED DAMAGE TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DOORS, THE NOSE CONE, AND BOTH ENGINE PROPELLERS.

THE AIRCRAFT RECORDS INDICATE THAT THE LAST AIRFRAME, ENGINES & PROPELLERS ANNUAL INSPECTIONS WERE COMPLETED AT HOBBS TIME: 2292.9, ON 12/12/2018.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS PLACED ON JACKS, AT WHICH TIME THE MANUAL EXTENSION HAND CRANK WAS ROTATED ANOTHER 2 1/2 TURNS, WITH SUBSEQUENT MOVEMENT AND LOCKING OF THE GEAR HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO VISUAL CHANGE IN THE MECHANICAL INDICATOR WITH THE ADDITIONAL TURNS OF THE HAND CRANK.

WHEN THE NTSB REPORT AND ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOME AVAILABLE, THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED AS NECESSARY, TO INCLUDE SUBMITTING A SERVICE DIFFICULTY REPORT FOR THE LANDING GEAR MOTOR, IF FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE.

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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