Beechcraft 95-B55 (T42A) N66NP

Summary

On 21 April 2022 at about 22:40 local time, a Beechcraft 95-B55 (T42A) registered N66NP was involved in an accident near Wharton, Texas, United States. One person was 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.

Date

21 April 2022 at 22:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Wharton, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Wharton (ARM)

Coordinates

29.2589, -96.1548

Aircraft

Beechcraft 95-B55 (T42A)

Registration

N66NP

Category

Airplane

Year built

1971

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Wharton → Wharton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN22LA183

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full 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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.