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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech 95-B55 (T42A) · Greeley, CO · August 29, 2023

Date: August 29, 2023 · 20:15 local
Place: Greeley, CO
Airport: Greeley-Weld County
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2KM
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN23LA407
Reported as: Beech 95-B55 (T42A)
Reported engine: Continental I0-470 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,514 total1,115 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

N2KMRegistered now · Beech 95-B55 (T42A)S/N TC-1608 · Built 1973 Airframe modelBeech 95-B55 (T42A)Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On August 29, 2023, at approximately 2015 MDT, a Beech 95-B55 airplane landed on runway 35 at Greeley-Weld County Airport (kgxy) with the landing gear retracted, causing substantial damage to the airplane. The pilot was the sole occupant of the airplane and was uninjured. The flight originated from rocky mountain metro airport (kbjc) at approximately 1930 MDT on August 30, 2023.

As the FAA filed it

ON AUGUST 29, 2023, AT APPROXIMATELY 2015 MDT, A BEECH 95-B55 AIRPLANE LANDED ON RUNWAY 35 AT GREELEY-WELD COUNTY AIRPORT (KGXY) WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE AND WAS UNINJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM ROCKY MOUNTAIN METRO AIRPORT (KBJC) AT APPROXIMATELY 1930 MDT ON AUGUST 30, 2023.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN23LA407Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportGreeley, COThe pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear. Contributing to the accident was a malfunction of the landing gear warning horn for undetermined reasons.Aug 30, 2023 · Substantial damage