# NTSB CEN25LA135: Beech 95-B55 (T42A), N4455B, Grenada, MS, March 19, 2025 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: March 19, 2025, 14:31 local (19:31 UTC) - Place: Grenada, MS - Coordinates: 33.832444, -89.798167 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8324&lon=-89.7982&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 2 minor, 2 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 199906 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN25LA135 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/199906/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=199906 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA135 ## Probable cause The pilot’s loss of airplane control while landing in gusty wind conditions resulting in a hard landing and collapse of the nose landing gear. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech 95-B55 (T42A), 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=1152706), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Wind: gusts](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on operation; cases with it: [Beech 95-B55 (T42A), 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md?model=1152706), [All aircraft, 1,199 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md) - [Wind: crosswind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on operation; cases with it: [Beech 95-B55 (T42A), 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md?model=1152706), [All aircraft, 1,008 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech 95-B55 (T42A), 17 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=1152706), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Other weather encounter](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400); cases with it: [Beech 95-B55 (T42A), 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md?model=1152706), [All aircraft, 1,127 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Beech 95-B55 (T42A), 16 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=1152706), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092); cases with it: [Beech 95-B55 (T42A), 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md?model=1152706), [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094); cases with it: [Beech 95-B55 (T42A), 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md?model=1152706), [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Beech 95-B55 (T42A), 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=1152706), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that after touchdown on runway 13, the airplane encountered a wind gust, and the airplane subsequently climbed about 5 ft above ground level (agl). The pilot applied back pressure on the yoke to regain a slight nose-high landing attitude when the airplane landed hard and bounced again to about 3 ft agl. Due to the airplane’s airspeed being below the single-engine best rate of climb airspeed, the pilot did not apply power for a go-around and continued the landing. The airplane landed hard again, the airplane’s nose landing gear collapsed, and the right main landing gear tire blew out. Unable to maintain directional control, the airplane exited the right side of the runway and came to rest upright in the grass. The airplane’s fuselage sustained substantial damage. Prior to landing, the pilot used on-board weather information to determine that the wind was from 200° at 17 knots, gusting to 26 knots. The airport’s runway 22 was listed in poor condition with a remark that the asphalt was cracked and had depressions. The pilot chose runway 13 for the improved surface condition and wider runway, which placed the runway crosswind component between 16 to 24 knots. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N4455B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4455B), registered now, S/N TC-2203, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BEECH 95-B55 (T42A) - Registry model: [Beech 95-B55 (T42A)](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55-t42a) (registry code 1152706) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: TC-2203 - Year built: 1979 - Airframe hours: 5424 - Engines: Continental IO-550 300 horsepower reciprocating; Continental IO-550 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, March 20, 2024, 216 hours before - Departed: KCCO, Newman, GA - Destination: Same as departure - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: GNF, Grenada Muni, runway 13, 7,000 × 150 ft, asphalt - Equipment: ADS-B, Stall warning system, Onboard weather, Auto-pilot, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Electronic multifunction display ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 74; injuries: none; flight instructor, flight engineer, airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, multi-engine sea, single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane, helicopter; medical: basicmed; last flight review February 19, 2025; seat: left; restraint: lap only; flight hours: 19,600 total, 236 in this make and model, 13,370 as pilot in command, 62 in the last 90 days, 22 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 200° at 17 knots, gusting 26 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 3,500 ft broken - Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 63 °F - Altimeter: 29.81 inHg - Observed at: KGNF ## 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 20250319002469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250319002469A), Mar 19, 2025: Beech 95-B55 (T42A), Grenada, MS, Substantial damage. [privacy data omitted] Was on a visual approach to Grenada Municipal Airport (gnf) runway 13 with four souls on board. After landing on runway center, the… ## Docket (4 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 5, 2025, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=199906. 6.1 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 10 pages, 4.3 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=18560435&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=NTSB-Form%206120-Signed_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Pilot narrative and additional information (item 2, PDF, 7 pages, 1.4 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=18559584&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=NTSB-Narrative-Signed_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photo (item 3, PDF, 2 pages, 1 photo, 212 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=18724209&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=cen25la135%20photo%201-Rel.pdf - Wind calculations (item 4, PDF, 2 pages, 159 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=18699975&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Wind%20Components-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. 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