# Accident 20220705011879A: Beech 95-B55 (T42A), Livingston, TN, July 5, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 2022, 10:35 local time
- Place: Livingston, TN
- Airport: Livingston Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4135° N, 85.3105° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4135&lon=-85.3105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N955V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N955V-2023-04-26) (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: 391 total, 10 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA311) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220705011879A

## Narrative

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

(PIC) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EARNED HER MULTI-ENGINE RATING THREE WEEKS PRIOR TO ACCIDENT DATE. PIC ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WERE ON ON PLEASURE FIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ATTEMPTED A LANDING TO RUNWAY 21 AT THE LIVINGSTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT(8A3),WHICH IS HARD SURFACE AND 5152 FEET IN LENGTH.

THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN LEFT MAIN FIRST PORPOISE/BOUNCED AND THE SECOND TOUCH DOWN WAS A NOSE FIRST CAUSING THE NOSEWHEEL TIRE TO POP OFF RIM.

DURING THE SEQUENCE THE PROPELLER BLADES MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY, THIS CAUSED ALL (3) LEFT ENGINE PROPELLER BLADES TO CURL BACKWARDS.  THE STRAIN OF THE SIDE MOTION ON THE AIRCRAFT CAUSED VISIBLE WRINKLING IN LEFT SIDE OF FUSELOGE UNDER PILOT WINDOW, IN ADDITIONALLY THE UNDERSIDE OF THE LEFT WING ROOT WAS WRINKLED.  CAUSING SUBSTANDIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 ERA22LA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA311), Jul 5, 2022: Beech 95-B55 (T42A) (N955V), Livingston, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

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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