# Incident 20200115004079I: Beech 95-B55 (T42A), Abilene, TX, January 15, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 2020, 16:00 local time
- Place: Abilene, TX
- Airport: Abilene Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4113° N, 99.6819° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ABILENE RGNL (ABI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4113&lon=-99.6819&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3WK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3WK-2020-12-14) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 525 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200115004079I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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