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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Beech 95-B55 (T42A) · West Mifflin, PA · May 24, 2023

Date: May 24, 2023 · 13:50 local
Place: West Mifflin, PA
Airport: Allegheny County
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1349J
Reported as: Beech 95-B55 (T42A)
Reported engine: Continental I0-470 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 14,900 total

N1349JRegistration cancelled Aug 10, 2023 · Beech 95-B55 (T42A)S/N TC-693 Airframe modelBeech 95-B55 (T42A)Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft departed kagc on a VFR instructional flight. Soon after takeoff the aircraft began to lose electrical power. The student and instructor trouble shot the problem using the aircraft emergency checklist. The aircraft returned to the field for a flyby and the tower confirmed that the gear appeared to be down. The aircraft landed and soon after the roll out the gear collapsed. The aircraft came to a rest near the center of the runway. The student and instructor exited the aircraft without injury.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED KAGC ON A VFR INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. SOON AFTER TAKEOFF THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO LOSE ELECTRICAL POWER. THE STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR TROUBLE SHOT THE PROBLEM USING THE AIRCRAFT EMERGENCY CHECKLIST. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE FIELD FOR A FLYBY AND THE TOWER CONFIRMED THAT THE GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND SOON AFTER THE ROLL OUT THE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST NEAR THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY. THE STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY.