FTW71IF052

NTSB incident investigation · Beech 95-B55 · Fort Worth, TX · February 22, 1971

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 22, 1971
Place
Fort Worth, TX · FORT WORTH, TX
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N144Beech 95-B55
Status
Completed · report August 1, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
161341

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0048  71/2/22    FORT WORTH,TEX      BEECH 95-B55        CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 1300                    N144                PX-  0  0  0  OTHER PUBLIC              UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRTR SOUTHWEST
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FORT WORTH,TEX              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                     LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          280                                                       24
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- BUSHING,P/N 35-810122,OMITTED DURING R GR MAINT 2 HRS PRIOR.30 DEG X-WIND GUSTING TO 32K.

Aircraft

Registration
N144
Reported as
Beech 95-B55
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Grtr Southwest