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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 95-B55 (T42A) · Abilene, TX · January 15, 2020

Date: January 15, 2020 · 16:00 local
Place: Abilene, TX
Airport: Abilene Regional Airport
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N3WK
Reported as: Beech 95-B55 (T42A)
Reported engine: Continental I0-470 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 525 total10 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N3WKRegistration cancelled Dec 14, 2020 · Beech 95-B55 (T42A)S/N TC-557 · Built 1963 Airframe modelBeech 95-B55 (T42A)Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On January 22, at approximately 1600 CDT, N3WK, a Beech model 95-B55 during an instruction flight and landed at Abilene Regional Airport in Abilene, Texas. The aircraft was being operated on an instruction flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no IFR flight plan was filed. The landing gear collapsed and there was substantial damage to the aircraft. There were no injuries reported. The flight originated from Abilene, Texas on January 15, at approximately 1500 CDT.

As the FAA filed it

ON JANUARY 22, AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 CDT, N3WK, A BEECH MODEL 95-B55 DURING AN INSTRUCTION FLIGHT AND LANDED AT ABILENE REGIONAL AIRPORT IN ABILENE, TEXAS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON AN INSTRUCTION FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM ABILENE, TEXAS ON JANUARY 15, AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 CDT.