# NTSB CHI86LA234: Beech BE-95-55, N562T, Shelbyville, IN, September 29, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 28, 1986, 19:00 local (Sep 29, 1986, 00:00 UTC)
- Place: Shelbyville, IN
- Coordinates: 39.519897, -85.770439 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5199&lon=-85.7704&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 13530
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI86LA234
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/13530/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA234

## Sequence of events

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

- Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction, cruise - normal
  - instrument light(s) - inoperative (contributing factor)
  - flight compartment light(s) - inoperative (contributing factor)
  - preflight planning/preparation - poor, pilot in command (cause)
  - complacency, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - airspeed - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

WHILE AT CRUISE AFTER SUNSET, THE PILOTS DISCOVERED THAT THE LEFT PANEL LIGHTS AND THE OVERHEAD LIGHT WERE NOT OPERATING. A WHITE BEAM FLASHLIGHT WAS USED TO OBSERVE THE AIRSPEED INDICATOR, HOWEVER, CONTINUED USE OF THE FLASHLIGHT BLINDED THE PILOTS' VISION OF THE RUNWAY, ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTOR PLT. ADDITIONALLY, THE INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT ON SHORT FINAL POWER WAS REDUCED TO THE POINT THAT THE AIRCRAFT'S AIRSPEED DROPPED OVER THE TOUCHDOWN POINT AND THE AIRCRAFT MADE A HARD LANDING. DURING A PHONE CONVERSATION THE INSTRUCTOR PLT STATED THE PANEL LIGHTS WERE NOT CHECKED DURING PREFLIGHT INSPECTION.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N562T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N562T-2009-04-15), registration cancelled 2009-04-15, S/N TC-35, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH BE-95-55
- Registry model: [Beech 95-55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-55) (registry code 1152702) (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-35
- Airframe hours: 4377
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-470-L 260 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: John A. Baker
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, June 1, 1986
- Departed: 3WE, ST. LOUIS, MO
- Destination: 3SM, SHELBYVILLE, IN
- Airport: 3SM, Shelbyville Municipal, runway 18, 3,737 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 38; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: right; flight hours: 1,193 total, 6 in this make and model, 1,093 as pilot in command, 115 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none

## 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 19860928047769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860928047769A), Sep 28, 1986: Beech 9555, Shelbyville, IN, Substantial damage. The aircraft landed hard. Instrument and cockpit lighting were inoperative and alternate lighting distracted pilot.

## Other investigations on N562T (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 CHI06LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06LA089), Feb 25, 2006: Beech 95-55 (N562T), Sikeston, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadvertent landing gear retraction by the pilot during an after landing taxi.

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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