Pilot Debrief

BEECH 95-B55 (T42A) near Wharton, TX — 2022-04-21

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Date
2022-04-21
Location
Wharton, TX, USA
Airport
ARM
Aircraft
BEECH 95-B55 (T42A)
Registration
N66NP
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear.

NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he had performed three takeoffs and landings without incident. During the fourth landing, he “flared the airplane at stall speed”. He “heard a noise under the fuselage even though the landing gear lever was engaged in the down position.” The airplane sustained substantial damage to the lower fuselage structure during the landing. During a postaccident examination the landing gear extended and retracted normally. The landing gear position lights and the landing gear unsafe warning horn both functioned as designed. There were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

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Docket documents3

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