Beechcraft 95-B55 N8991M
18 April 2008 · Lansing, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 April 2008 at about 20:40 local time, a Beechcraft 95-B55 registered N8991M was involved in an accident near Lansing, Michigan, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 20:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lansing, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Capital City Airport (LAN)
- Coordinates
- 42.7778, -84.5867
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 95-B55
- Registration
- N8991M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Tomahawk → Lansing
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI08CA110
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inadvertent raising of the landing gear during rollout.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that he touched down on runway 24 in the twin-engine airplane. He intended to raise the flaps to increase the braking effectiveness, but he raised the landing gear instead of the flaps. The landing gear retracted during rollout and the airplane sustained substantial damage.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Dec 2008 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Batesville, Arkansas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 2008 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Jasper, Alabama, United States | Bobby R. Crump | Fatal | 4 |
| 3 Apr 2008 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Benson, Arizona, United States | James Robertson | Fatal | 2 |
| 11 Aug 2008 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | Sitka, Alaska, United States | Harold J. Gaines | Fatal | 2 |
| 20 Feb 2008 | Beechcraft 95-55 | Auxerre, France | France Private | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Nov 2008 | Beechcraft 95-B55 (T4 | Whites Creek, Tennessee, United States | Secrest Gregory L | Fatal | 3 |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Oct 2008 | Beechcraft 23 | Chesaning, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 11 Oct 2008 | Cessna 150G | Cedar Lake, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Jan 2008 | American Champion (Acac) 7AC | Whitmore Lake, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 2008 | Beechcraft H35 | Bay City, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 2008 | Airbus A319-114 | Detroit, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Apr 2008 | Luscombe 8A | Remus, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |