- Date
- February 27, 1986, 11:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Rochester, NY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N36638Beech 95-B55
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860227006099A
- Case key
- 30304
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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.
Main gear collapsed
Landing gear,gear locking mechanism - unlockedCause
Reason for occurrence undeterminedCause
Analysis
On landing roll left gear collapsed, airplane swerved left, came to a stop. Airplane substantially damaged. No fire. No injuries.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N36638
- Reported as
- Beech 95-B55
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- TC-2325
- Airframe hours
- 2,802
- Engine
- Continental I0-470-L, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Van-Air
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · June 1, 1985 · 81 hours before
- Departed
- 4TZ · Toronto
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- ROC · Rochester, runway 25, 4,430 × ft, asphalt
N36638Registration cancelled Jan 3, 2018 · Beech 95-B55 (T42A)Airframe modelBeech 95-B55 (T42A)Engine modelContinental I0-470 series
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 26
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,033 total · 15 in this make and model · 1,094 as pilot in command · 65 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,000 ft unknown
- Temperature
- 25 °F, dew point 19 °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.
Other investigations on N36638 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.