# NTSB MIA83LA011: Beech 95-C55, N409V, Sarasota, FL, October 11, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 11, 1982, 09:10 local (13:10 UTC)
- Place: Sarasota, FL
- Location: 27.3954° N, 82.5544° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SARASOTA/BRADENTON INTL (SRQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3954&lon=-82.5544&mi=10
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 11, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72554
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA83LA011
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72554/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA83LA011

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - wheels up landing - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
  - diverted attention, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING A PRACTICE ILS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 31, HE WAS DISTRACTED BY THE AURAL SIGNAL OF THE MARKER BEACON AND FAILED TO EXTEND THE GEAR. BY THE TIME HE REALIZED THE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN, IT WAS TOO LATE TO ATTEMPT A GO-AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED DURING A WHEELS-UP LANDING.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N409V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N409V), registered now, S/N TE-7, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 95-C55
- Registry model: [Beech 95-C55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-c55) (registry code 1152708) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: TE-7
- Airframe hours: 5071
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-C 285 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Earl Collins Paving Co.
- Registered owner: Earl Collins Paving Co.
- Departed: C, SARASOTA, FL
- Destination: C, SARASOTA, FL
- Airport: SRQ, Sarasota-Bradenton, runway 31, 7,000 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 58; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 1,719 total, 879 in this make and model, 1,520 as pilot in command, 6 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 4 statute miles
- Temperature: 167 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## 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 19821011054679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821011054679A), Oct 11, 1982: Beech 95C55, Sarasota, FL, Substantial damage. Landed gear up from a practice ILS approach. Failed to use checklist.

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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