# NTSB NYC82DA105: Beech B95, N528R, Farmingdale, NY, May 26, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: May 25, 1982, 20:46 local (May 26, 1982, 00:46 UTC)
- Place: Farmingdale, NY
- Coordinates: 40.730415, -73.440116 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7304&lon=-73.4401&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 25, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70671
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC82DA105
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70671/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA105

## 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
  - light condition - dusk (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - haze/smoke
  - landing gear,normal retraction/extension assembly - undetermined (contributing factor)
  - electrical system,circuit breaker - popped/tripped (contributing factor)
  - gear extension - initiated, pilot in command
  - gear extension - inattentive, pilot in command (cause)
  - wheels up landing - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

AFTER BEING NEWLY PAINTED AT PROSPECTVILLE, PA, THE PLANE WAS BEING FLOWN TO FARMINGDALE, NY WHERE THE PILOT RECEIVED A SPECIAL VFR CLEARANCE. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE GEAR WAS LOWERED ON THE DOWNWIND LEG FOR RUNWAY 19, BUT AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD AND NO SAFE INDICATION WAS OBSERVED. HE STATED THAT AFTER CYCLING THE GEAR, NORMAL INDICATIONS WERE RECEIVED ON BOTH, THE LIGHTS AND THE MECHANICAL INDICATORS. AFTER TURNING TO FINAL APPROACH, A 360 DEGREE TURN WAS MADE TO LOSE ALTITUDE, THEN THE LANDING WAS CONTINUED. A WITNESS OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT ON FINAL AND DURING LANDING WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED. INVESTIGATORS FOUND THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE IN THE DOWN POSITION, THE MECHANICAL INDICATOR IN THE UP POSITION, AND THE LANDING GEAR RELAY CIRCUIT BREAKER OUT. WHEN THE BATTERY WAS FIRST TURNED ON TO CHECK THE SYSTEM, AN ODOR FROM AN ELECTRICAL COMPONENT WAS NOTED AND THE RELAY BREAKER WAS PULLED. HOWEVER, AFTER THAT, BOTH THE EMERGENCY AND NORMAL GEAR SYSTEMS WERE CHECKED, NO DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N528R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N528R-2013-06-27), registration cancelled 2013-06-27, S/N TD-352, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH B95
- Registry model: [Beech B95](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-b95) (registry code 1153404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: TD-352
- Airframe hours: 4100
- Engines: LYCOMING O-360-AIA 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Ferry, Part 91
- Operator: Knud Winkel
- Registered owner: Knud Winkel
- Departed: N34, PROSPECTVILLE, PA
- Destination: WILLIAMS, CA
- Airport: FRG, Republic, runway 19, 5,516 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 61; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 1,248 total, 384 in this make and model, 1,108 as pilot in command, 5 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Dusk
- Wind: 140° at 6 knots

## 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 19820525019489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820525019489A), May 25, 1982: Beech B95, Farmingdale, NY, Substantial damage. Landed with wheels retracted. No abnormalities found during tests after accident.

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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