# Accident 20200822014189A: Beech 95-B55 (T42A), Athens, TX, August 22, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 2020, 21:45 local time
- Place: Athens, TX
- Airport: Athens Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1994° N, 95.8500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1994&lon=-95.8500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1621W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1621W) (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, student
- Pilot flight hours: 297 total, 25 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20CA363](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA363) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200822014189A

## Narrative

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

GEAR UP LANDING

## 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 CEN20CA363](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA363), Aug 22, 2020: Beech 55 (N1621W), Athens, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear during the approach and landing.

## Other reports on N1621W (1)

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

- [Incident 19780504031959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780504031959I), May 4, 1978: Beech 95B55 (N1621W), Crystal, MN. Door popped open on takeoff, pilot lost control while trying to latch door, ran off side of runway.

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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