FTW80DRA15

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 95-55 · Houston, TX · December 23, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
December 23, 1979
Place
Houston, TX · HOUSTON, TX
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2155LBeech 95-55
Status
Completed · report January 21, 1980
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19791223034349A
Case key
132680

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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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3-2922  79/12/23   HOUSTON,TX          BEECH 95-55         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 278
        TIME - 1355                    N2155L              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 166 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILLIAM P HOBBY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CORPUS CHRISTI,TX           HOUSTON,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        REMARKS- ACFT PORPOISED AFTER INITIAL TOUCH-DOWN.

Aircraft

Registration
N2155L
Reported as
Beech 95-55
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
William P Hobby

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N2155L · 1

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