# Incident 20230719009599I: Beech 95-B55 (T42A), Lake Charles, LA, July 19, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 2023, 14:12 local time
- Place: Lake Charles, LA
- Airport: Chennault International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2106° N, 93.1432° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHENNAULT INTL (CWF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2106&lon=-93.1432&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7453N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7453N-2024-09-03) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230719009599I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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