MIA86LA131

NTSB accident investigation · Beech 95-B55 · Orlando, FL · April 22, 1986

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
April 22, 1986, 14:57 local (19:57 UTC)
Place
Orlando, FL
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6272VBeech 95-B55
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19860422085999A
Case key
31610

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Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

In flight collision with terrain/waterLanding - flare/touchdown
Checklist - not followedPilot in commandCause
Improper use of procedurePilot in commandCause

Analysis

Plt extended landing gear while in the landing flare. The aircraft settled onto the landing gear doors as the landing gear was extending which prevented the landing gear from extending. The aircraft then settled onto its belly and skidded off the runway.

Aircraft

Registration
N6272V
Reported as
Beech 95-B55
Category
Airplane
Serial number
TC-1043
Airframe hours
3,878
Engine
Continental IO-470-L, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Part 135
Registered owner
Michael K. Moore
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · February 4, 1985 · 54 hours before
Departed
23J · Jacksonville, FL
Airport
ORL · Orlando Executive, runway 31, 4,620 × 100 ft, asphalt

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
58
Certificate
Airline transport
Airplane ratings
Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Left
Flight hours
30,000 total · 550 in this make and model · 29,925 as pilot in command · 60 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
290° at 14 knots, gusting 20
Visibility
15 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Altimeter
29.00 inHg
Observed at
ORL

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.