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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech B-55 · Dothan, AL · November 14, 2025

Date: November 14, 2025 · 13:34 local
Place: Dothan, AL
Airport: Dothan Regional
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N711FA
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA26LA043
Reported as: Beech B-55
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,000 total

N711FARegistered now · Beech B-55S/N TC-1982 · Built 1976 Airframe modelBeech B-55

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What happened

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Aircraft experienced a left main landing gear extension malfunction. After extensive in-flight troublshooting, the decision to initiate a gear-up landing was made at Dothan Regional Airport. The tower confirmed right before landing that all gear appeared to be up and retracted but the left gear door was partially open. A gear up landing was initiated without injury.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR EXTENSION MALFUNCTION. AFTER EXTENSIVE IN-FLIGHT TROUBLSHOOTING, THE DECISION TO INITIATE A GEAR-UP LANDING WAS MADE AT DOTHAN REGIONAL AIRPORT. THE TOWER CONFIRMED RIGHT BEFORE LANDING THAT ALL GEAR APPEARED TO BE UP AND RETRACTED BUT THE LEFT GEAR DOOR WAS PARTIALLY OPEN. A GEAR UP LANDING WAS INITIATED WITHOUT INJURY.

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 ERA26LA043Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportDothan, ALThe failure of the left main landing gear actuator rods, which resulted in a gear up landing.Nov 14, 2025 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N711FA · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20170510004659ILanding: Approach · Jackson, MIPilot and one passenger were returning to Jackson County Airport (kjxn) in BE55, N711FA, after local flight. Pilot had received clearace to land and was squencing from downwind to base leg at which time the left wing, outside the left engine, was hit by a…May 10, 2017 · Minor damage