# Incident 20230524011409I: Beech 95-B55 (T42A), West Mifflin, PA, May 24, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 2023, 13:50 local time
- Place: West Mifflin, PA
- Airport: Allegheny County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3544° N, 79.9290° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALLEGHENY COUNTY (AGC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3544&lon=-79.9290&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1349J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1349J-2023-08-10) (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: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 14,900 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230524011409I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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