# NTSB GAA18CA252: Beech 95B55, N550K, Little Rock, AR, April 30, 2018

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: April 30, 2018, 16:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place: Little Rock, AR
- Coordinates: 34.830276, -92.256111 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8303&lon=-92.2561&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 10, 2018
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents
- Parties: FAA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 97168
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA18CA252
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/97168/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=97168
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA252

## Probable cause

The pilot’s improper landing flare.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Performance/control parameters: landing flare](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Beech 95-B55, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md?model=1152705), [All aircraft, 1,285 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/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, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=1152705), [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: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090) (defining event); cases with it: [Beech 95-B55, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=1152705), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md)
- [Landing: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092); cases with it: [Beech 95-B55, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md?model=1152705), [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot in the multi-engine airplane reported that, during landing, the right propeller struck the runway and that the cabin door came open. The pilot taxied the airplane to the ramp when he discovered the right propeller damage. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

## Factual narrative

The pilot in the multi-engine airplane reported that, during landing, the right propeller struck the runway unbeknownst to him and that the cabin door came open. The pilot taxied the airplane to the ramp when he discovered the right propeller damage. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N550K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N550K-2020-04-03), registration cancelled 2020-04-03, S/N TC-2180 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95B55 (UNDESIGNAT)
- Registry model: [Beech 95-B55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-b55) (registry code 1152705) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-470-series) (registry code 17044, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: TC-2180
- Year built: 1978
- Airframe hours: 2677.1
- Engines: Continental IO-470L 260 horsepower reciprocating; Continental IO-470L 260 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, May 8, 2017
- Departed: ORK, Little Rock, AR
- Destination: ORK, Little Rock, AR
- Airport: ORK, North Little Rock Muni, runway 05, 5,002 × 75 ft, concrete
- Equipment: Auto-pilot, Onboard weather, Satellite tracking device, Stall warning system

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 69; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review July 3, 2016; seat: left

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 120° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter: 30.10 inHg
- Observed at: KLIT, 6 nm away

## 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 20180430007779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180430007779A), Apr 30, 2018: Beech 95-B55, North Little Ro, AR, Substantial damage. April 30, 2018- a Beechcraft BE-95 registered as N550K s/n TC-2180 while landing runway 5 at north Little rock at or about 1600 local time made a hard landing…

## Docket (2 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on July 16, 2018, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=97168. 3.0 MB in all.

- Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 2.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40465150&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF
- Accident Photos (item 2, .PDF, 2 photos, 902 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40465151&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Accident%20Photos-Master.PDF

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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