# NTSB MIA86LA116: Beech BE-95, N17AT, Hollywood, FL, April 8, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: April 8, 1986, 14:46 local (19:46 UTC)
- Place: Hollywood, FL
- Coordinates: 25.990055, -80.220512 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9901&lon=-80.2205&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 31597
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA86LA116
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/31597/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA86LA116

## Sequence of events

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

- Gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - electrical system,battery - output low (contributing factor)
  - gear down and locked - not attained, pilot in command (cause)
  - landing gear,emergency extension assembly - not engaged (cause)
  - operation with known deficiencies in equipment - intentional, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - flight manuals - disregarded, pilot in command (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE ACFT HAD NOT BEEN FLOWN IN OVER 2 YRS & THE LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED 1-25-83. THE ACFT HAD TO BE JUMP STARTED DUE TO A DEAD BATTERY. DURING LDG ROLL-OUT, THE GEAR COLLAPSED. AN EXAM OF THE BOTTOM OF THE ACFT REVEALED DAMAGE CONSISTENT WITH THE GEAR NOT BEING FULLY DOWN & LOCKED. EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION WAS NOT USED. THE ACFT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY PLACED ON JACKS & AFTER ADEQUATE ELECTRICAL POWER WAS SUPPLIED TO THE SYSTEM, THE GEAR FUNCTIONED NORMALLY THROUGH SEVERAL CYCLES.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N17AT](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17AT-1991-10-29), registration cancelled 1991-10-29, S/N TD107 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH BE-95
- Registry model: [Beech 95](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95) (registry code 1153402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: TD-107
- Airframe hours: 2204
- Engines: LYCOMING O-360-A1A 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Positioning, Part 91
- Operator: William Johnson
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, January 25, 1983
- Departed: FLL, FT.LAUDERDALE, FL
- Airport: HWO, Hollywood, runway 27, 3,000 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 53; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 5,037 total, 10 in this make and model, 4,702 as pilot in command

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 260° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 86 °F, dew point 59 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: FLL, 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 19860408039449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860408039449A), Apr 8, 1986: Beech 95, Hollywood, FL, Substantial damage. Gear collapsed on rollout. Dead battery at start of short flight. Manual extension not attempted. Out of annual.

## Other investigations on N17AT (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 FTW90LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90LA025), Nov 11, 1989: Beech 95 (N17AT), Floydada, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PROPELLER ATTACHMENT BOLTS DUE TO FATIGUE IN FOUR OF THE BOLTS AND OVERLOAD IN ANOTHER. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER AND THE DETERIORATED AIRPLANE…

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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