# NTSB MKC84LA137: Beech BE95A55, N323E, Springfield, MO, May 13, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 13, 1984, 12:28 local (17:28 UTC)
- Place: Springfield, MO
- Location: 37.2153° N, 93.2982° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2153&lon=-93.2982&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): 33679
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC84LA137
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/33679/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84LA137

## Sequence of events

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

- Gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - gear extension - not identified, pilot in command (cause)
  - diverted attention, pilot in command (cause)
  - checklist - not followed, pilot in command (cause)
  - procedures/directives - not used, pilot in command (cause)
  - wheels up landing - performed, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE ACFT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING LANDING. THE PLT SAID HE WAS FOLLOWING A METROLINER & PUT THE GEAR HANDLE 'DOWN' BUT DOES NOT REMEMBER THE GEAR INDICATORS. HE REDUCED THE THROTTLES TO ABOUT 11 INCHES OF MANIFOLD PRESSURE & DOES NOT REMEMBER HEARING A WARNING HORN. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE LANDING GEAR WERE IN TRANSIT AT TOUCHDOWN & THE WARNING HORN WORKED WHEN TESTED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N323E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N323E-2005-05-19), registration cancelled 2005-05-19, S/N TC-421, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH BE95A55
- Registry model: [Beech 95-A55](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-95-a55) (registry code 1152704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: TC421
- Airframe hours: 3334
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-C 285 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Muhich Construction Company
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, September 8, 1983, 58 hours before
- Departed: DFW, DALLAS, TX
- Destination: SGF, SPRINGFIELD, MO
- Airport: Springfield Regional, runway 31, 5,600 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 60; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 3,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 3,000 as pilot in command, 44 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 270° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft overcast
- Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: SGF

## 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 19840513016769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840513016769A), May 13, 1984: Beech 95A55, Springfield, MO, Substantial damage. Pilot forgot to lower landing gear in time for them to fully extend before touchdown.

## Other investigations on N323E (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 CHI79DEE11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEE11), Nov 5, 1978: Beech A-55 (N323E), Ottawa, IL, 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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