# NTSB ATL84LA224: Beech 95-B55, N4E, No.Myrtle Beach, SC, July 19, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 19, 1984, 15:13 local (19:13 UTC)
- Place: No.Myrtle Beach, SC
- Location: 33.8118° N, 78.7239° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GRAND STRAND (CRE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8118&lon=-78.7239&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 6497
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL84LA224
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/6497/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LA224

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - landing gear,normal retraction/extension assembly - jammed (cause)
  - landing gear,emergency extension assembly - jammed (cause)
  - maintenance,lubrication - inadequate, company maintenance personnel (cause)
  - maintenance,replacement - not performed, company maintenance personnel (cause)
  - gear extension - not possible, pilot in command
  - wheels up landing - performed, pilot in command

## Analysis

WHEN THE PLT EXTENDED THE GEAR, THE LANDING GEAR MOTOR CIRCUIT BREAKER (C/B) POPPED. HE RESET THE C/B & AFTER A COOL DOWN PERIOD ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND THE GEAR AGAIN, BUT WITH THE SAME RESULTS. THE PLT WAS NOT ABLE TO EXTEND THE GEAR FULLY DOWN & LOCKED WITH THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION SYSTEM. THE ACFT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY LANDED WITH THE LANDING GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED & THE GEAR COLLAPSED. EXAM REVEALED THAT SEVERAL P/N 5201KD BEARINGS WERE BROKEN & HAD BECOME JAMMED BETWEEN THE WORM GEAR & THE GEAR BOX HOUSING OF THE LANDING GEAR ACTUATING SYSTEM. THERE WAS LITTLE GEAR LUBRICANT IN THE ACTUATOR. THE ACTUATOR HAD BEEN OPERATED 4,538 HRS SINCE NEW & HAD NOT BEEN OVERHAULED. THE MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDED OVERHAUL PERIOD IS 2,000 HRS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4E-2000-12-29), registration cancelled 2000-12-29, S/N TC-893 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-B55
- Registry model: [Beech 95-B55 (T42A)](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (registry code 1152706) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: TC-893
- Airframe hours: 4584
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-470-L 260 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 135
- Operator: Grand Strand Aviation, doing business as Ramp 66, Inc.
- Registered owner: Grand Strand Aviation, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Unknown, October 24, 1983, 95 hours before
- Destination: CAE, COLUMBIA, SC
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: CRE, Grand Strand, runway 23, 5,996 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 40; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane, helicopter; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 3,884 total, 426 in this make and model, 3,590 as pilot in command, 122 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 160° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 8,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 91 °F, dew point 7 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: CRE

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19840719036779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840719036779A), Jul 19, 1984: Beech 95B55, North Myrtle Be, SC, Substantial damage. Gear up landing was made due to broken bearings being jammed in worm gear and gear box housing. Lack of lubrication

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.

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