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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 95-C55 · Mineral Wells, TX · March 28, 2024

Date
March 28, 2024 · 12:50 local
Place
Mineral Wells, TX
Airport
Mineral Wells Regional
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7885C
Reported as
Beech 95-C55
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
5,623 total567 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

On March 28 at 1109 central time, privacy data omitted conducted an r&d flight to evaluate an adahrs software mod iaw test conditions in rtca DO-334. Shortly after departure the test was terminated due to intermittent GPS antennae loss of integreity.

The approach to landing was normal with landing gear in down position confirmed by green light indication. Upon touch down the left main landing gear collapsed causing the propeller and flap to impact the ground. NTSB determined damage was minor.

As the FAA filed it

ON MARCH 28 AT 1109 CENTRAL TIME, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CONDUCTED AN R&D FLIGHT TO EVALUATE AN ADAHRS SOFTWARE MOD IAW TEST CONDITIONS IN RTCA DO-334. SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE THE TEST WAS TERMINATED DUE TO INTERMITTENT GPS ANTENNAE LOSS OF INTEGREITY.

THE APPROACH TO LANDING WAS NORMAL WITH LANDING GEAR IN DOWN POSITION CONFIRMED BY GREEN LIGHT INDICATION. UPON TOUCH DOWN THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING THE PROPELLER AND FLAP TO IMPACT THE GROUND. NTSB DETERMINED DAMAGE WAS MINOR.