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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 95-B55 (T42A) · Lake Charles, LA · July 19, 2023

Date: July 19, 2023 · 14:12 local
Place: Lake Charles, LA
Airport: Chennault International
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7453N
Reported as: Beech 95-B55 (T42A)
Reported engine: Continental I0-470 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N7453NRegistration cancelled Sep 3, 2024 · Beech 95-B55 (T42A)S/N TC-1122 · Built 1968 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 was having fluctuation issues with the alternator then lost electrical power. The pilot reached the tower using his personal cell phone, he asked the tower to verify his landing gear was down. He did a fly by and the tower said he was clear to land. After the aircraft landed the left landing gear collapsed followed by the right then the nose. The aircraft then slid on the belly until it stopped.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT WAS HAVING FLUCTUATION ISSUES WITH THE ALTERNATOR THEN LOST ELECTRICAL POWER. THE PILOT REACHED THE TOWER USING HIS PERSONAL CELL PHONE, HE ASKED THE TOWER TO VERIFY HIS LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN. HE DID A FLY BY AND THE TOWER SAID HE WAS CLEAR TO LAND. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT LANDED THE LEFT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED FOLLOWED BY THE RIGHT THEN THE NOSE. THE AIRCRAFT THEN SLID ON THE BELLY UNTIL IT STOPPED.