# Incident 20211017017129I: Beech 95-A55, Bay Minette, AL, October 17, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 2021, 10:30 local time
- Place: Bay Minette, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.8906° N, 87.7935° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bay Minette, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.8906&lon=-87.7935&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1420G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1420G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95-A55 (registry code 1152704, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-a55) (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-A55
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,210 total, 75 in this make and model, 113 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211017017129I

## Narrative

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

DURING TAXI (WITH NO INTENTION TO FLY) PILOT STATES THAT HE FELT/HEARD LOUD NOISE FROM BENEATH AIRCRAFT, THEN LOST NOSEWHEEL STEERING. AIRCRAFT LEFT TAXIWAY AND ENTERED STEEP SLOPE TO RAVINE BELOW. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO STOP OR CORRECT WITH OPPOSING THRUST.

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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