# NTSB LAX82DA281: Beech 95-B55, N455HC, Henderson, NV, July 29, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: July 28, 1982, 17:05 local (Jul 29, 1982, 00:05 UTC)
- Place: Henderson, NV
- Coordinates: 36.039218, -114.930274 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0392&lon=-114.9303&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 28, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71012
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82DA281
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71012/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA281

## Sequence of events

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

- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - touch-and-go - performed, pilot in command
  - gear retraction - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

PILOT RAISED LANDING GEAR INSTEAD OF FLAPS ON A TOUCH AND GO LANDING. PILOT OWNS A C-411 AND A BE-B55. SWITCHES ARE REVERSED ON THESE AIRCRAFT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N455HC](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N455HC), registered now, S/N TC-586 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-B55
- 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 586
- Airframe hours: 3165
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-470L 260 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Whittenburg Construction
- Registered owner: Whittenburg Construction
- Departed: L15, HENDERSON, NV
- Destination: L15, HENDERSON, NV
- Airport: L15, Sky Harbor, runway 18, 5,000 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 46; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 1,033 total, 86 in this make and model, 909 as pilot in command, 93 in the last 90 days, 15 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 170° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 75 statute miles
- Temperature: 212 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: LAS, 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 19820728035219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820728035219A), Jul 28, 1982: Beech 95B55, Henderson, NV, Substantial damage. Raised the landing gear instead of flaps on the landing roll.

## Other investigations on N455HC (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 MIA67D0177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67D0177), Sep 8, 1966: Beech 95-B55 (N455HC), Douglas, GA, substantial damage

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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