NTSB CAROL · Event
Event FTW83LA289
Registry · N7712R
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
BEECH 95-B55 (T42A)
Year of manufacture
1968 · 15 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR I0-470 SERIES (260 hp)
Seats / Engines
6 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date
19681017
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AA6F6C
Registrant of record
JERRY T AND BEVERLY H DAVIS FAMILY LP
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
PRIOR TO LANDING, THE PLT MOVED THE GEAR SWITCH TO THE EXTEND POSITION & NOTED THAT THE GEAR INDICATED DOWN. HOWEVER, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR DID NOT EXTEND. WHILE LANDING WITH THE LEFT GEAR RETRACTED, THE ACFT SETTLED ON THE LEFT WING & PROP. THE ACFT SPUN 180 DEG TO THE LEFT & CAME TO REST IN A GRASSY AREA OFF THE RWY. AN EXAM REVEALED THE LEFT MAIN GEAR CABLE WAS LOOSE, THE RESPECTIVE UPLOCK WAS WORN & THE LEFT GEAR WAS STRUCK IN THE UP POSITION. THE LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED ON 5/12/82. THE GEAR POSITION INDICATOR INDICATED THE LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR ARM POSITION RATHER THAN THE ACTUAL GEAR POSITION. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1983_FTW83LA289.txt.
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