# Incident 20210528009399I: Beech 95-B55 (T42A), Holly Springs, MS, May 28, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 2021, 18:02 local time
- Place: Holly Springs, MS
- Airport: Holly Springs
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7780° N, 89.4458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Holly Springs, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7780&lon=-89.4458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5DR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5DR) (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: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210528009399I

## Narrative

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

1.  DESCRIPTION OF THE INCIDENT:INVESTIGATED AN "INCIDENT" INVOLVING N5DR A BE-55 BARON.  ON MAY 28, 2021, AT 2302Z THE PILOT WAS ENROUTE FROM OLIVE BRANCH, MS TO HOLLY SPRINGS, MS (M41).  WHILE ON A VFR APPROACH, THE LEFT MLG INDICATED AN UNSAFE CONDITION.  ATTEMPTS TO GET THE LANDING GEAR TO SAFE WERE UNSUCCESSFUL.  VFR APPROACH TO RWY 36 AND LANDING.  DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT THE LEFT MLG COLLAPSED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO DEPART THE PAVED RUNWAY.  NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.  EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED LIGHT DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, FLAP, AND THE TAIL TIE-DOWN.  IT IS BELIEVED THE LEFT MLG ACTUATOR ROD END BEARING FAILED PREVENTING THE LANDING GEAR FROM FULLY EXTENDING THE OVER-CENTER DRAG BRACE, ALLOWING THE LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE.

2.  CAUSAL OR CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: NONE.

3.  RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION:  MFDR.

4.  ACTION TAKEN TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND PREVENT REOCCURRENCE:  NONE.

5.  PTRS RECORD ASSOCIATED WITH THE INCIDENT:  SW31202101279

6.  ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:  SPOKE/EMAILED WITH THE PILOT.

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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