# NTSB investigations: Beech 95-B55 (T42A): Hard landing NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports. ## Latest cases - [NTSB SEA08LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08LA040.md): Beech 95-B55 · Carlsbad, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 22, 2007 · N1831L · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper flare resulting in a porpoise and hard landing. - [NTSB IAD04CA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD04CA004.md): Beech BE-55 · E. Stroudsburg, PA · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 9, 2003 · N7202R · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing and collapse of the nose landing gear. - [NTSB ATL02LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA006.md): Beech BE-55-T42A · Raleigh, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 12, 2001 · N44RA · Substantial damage > The pilot's improper flare, and improper recovery from a bounced landing. - [NTSB IAD00LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00LA063.md): Beech BE-55 (T42A) · Chesapeake, VA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 18, 2000 · N26DS · Substantial damage > the pilot's misjudgment of his altitude/clearance above the runway during the aborted takeoff which resulted in an improper flare for landing. A factor in the accident was the pilot's premature rotation during the takeoff roll. - [NTSB LAX00LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA036.md): Beech 95-B55 · Petaluma, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 19, 1999 · N550RT · Substantial damage > The failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed which resulted in a stall/mush condition and subsequent hard landing. - [NTSB MIA96FA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96FA082.md): Beech 95-B55 · Morganton, NC · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Feb 19, 1996 · N448P · Destroyed > the pilot's delay in initiating a go-around (aborted landing), which resulted in his failure to obtain/maintain sufficient altitude or clearance from trees beyond the end of the runway. Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's failure to ensure… - [NTSB CHI95LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA254.md): Beech 55 · Delavan, WI · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 18, 1995 · N3070W · Substantial damage > The pilot misjudged the flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing. Lack of experience in the make and model aircraft was a factor. - [NTSB CHI89LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA006.md): Beech 55B · Quincy, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 9, 1988 · N8769R · Substantial damage > The pilot in command's failure to maintain control of the aircraft and to take appropriate action to correct the porpoise. - [NTSB MKC85LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85LA195.md): Beech 95-B55 · Wichita, KS · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 19, 1985 · N386T · Substantial damage > The plt stated he touched down with what appeared to be a soft landing but the acft started to porpoise. A go-around was performed and another landing accomplished without incident, however, the acft was substantially damaged during the first landing. - [NTSB ATL85LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA215.md): Beech 95-B55 · Owensboro, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 13, 1985 · N3001S · Substantial damage > The plt had a single eng land rating & was preparing for a multi-eng check ride. While practicing a touch-&-go landing, the acft bounced. The plt applied power, made a go-around & landed without further incident. However, during a post-flt exam, substantial… - [NTSB FTW84LA386](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA386.md): Beech 95-B55 · Altus, OK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 11, 1984 · N20148 · Substantial damage > According to the plt, with full flaps extended the acft encountered a windshear during the flare causing an excessive rate of descent on touchdown. Rwy contact collapsed the left main landing gear allowing the left wing to scrape on the rwy. Shortly before… - [NTSB LAX84LA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA200.md): Beech 95-B55 · Lk Havasu City, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 9, 1984 · N771WN · Substantial damage > The plt reported that the acft encountered a flock of 'large water birds' on short final. While abruptly maneuvering the acft to avoid the birds, the acft impacted hard on the rwy. The plt also stated that his landing was directly into the clear setting sun. - [NTSB FTW82DA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA107.md): Beech 95-B55 · Afton, OK · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Mar 27, 1982 · N6413S · Substantial damage > During landing the aircraft bounced on the nose gear three times before the nose gear collapsed. The aircraft slid 60 yards on its nose and stopped midway down the runway. ## The whole list in SQL Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS: ```sql SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1 WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('1152706') AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 200)) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=1152706&occurrence=200 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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