# Accident 20230405003939A: Beech 95, Bremerton, WA, April 5, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 2023, 15:00 local time
- Place: Bremerton, WA
- Airport: Bremerton National
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4903° N, 122.7648° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4903&lon=-122.7648&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21RS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21RS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 95 (registry code 1153402, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,439 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230405003939A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED HE WAS DOING A MAINTENANCE FLIGHT AFTER AN ANNUAL INSPECTION. PILOT SELECTED THE GEAR DOWN POSITION. THE GREEN LIGHT ILLUMATED, BUT THE GEAR DID NOT EXTEND CAUSING 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 WPR23LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA157), Apr 5, 2023: Beech 95 (N21RS), Bremerton, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the down limit and down indicator switch and the warning horn switch assemblies, which prevented the landing gear from extending and at the same time providing a false indication that the…

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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