# Accident 20240701008629A: Beech 95-B55 (T42A), Greenville, NC, July 1, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2024, 16:00 local time
- Place: Greenville, NC
- Airport: Pitt Greenville Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6319° N, 77.3848° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6319&lon=-77.3848&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9308Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9308Q) (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: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA307) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240701008629A

## Narrative

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

ON 07/01/2024 AT APPROXIMATLEY 2000Z A BEECH B55 LANDED AT THE PITT GREENVILLE AIRPORT, NC (KPGV) AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. PIC STATED LEFT ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH, VIBRATIONS AND HIGH EGT. PIC TURNED AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE FIELD. OPERATIONS INPECTOR DISCUSSED WITH PIC'S DECISION TO NOT FEATHER THE ENGINE. DURING APPROACH PIC FAILED TO GET A GEAR DOWN INDICATION. PIC DECIDED TO DO A MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION, WITH PASSENGER ASSIST. PASSENGER REPORTED CRANKED THE HANDLE 50-52 TIMES AND INDICATED IT WAS "AGAINST THE STOPS". AT TOUCHED DOWN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA24LA307](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA307), Jul 1, 2024: Beech 95-B55 (N9308Q), Greenville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A landing with the nose gear retracted as a result of an intermittent landing gear relay.

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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