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FTW85LA227

1985-05-20 · ABILENE, Texas, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport ABI

Current FAA registration · N95BH

Make / Model
BEECH 58P
Year of manufacture
1975 · 10 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER (300 hp)
Seats / Engines
6 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date
19751229
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AD326F

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PLT STATED HE MADE A NORMAL LANDING AND THE GEAR FOLDED DURING THE ROLLOUT. ANOTHER PLT WHO WAS WAITING AT THE END OF THE RWY FOR TAKEOFF OBSERVED THE LANDING AND STATED THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED TOO LATE AND WAS STILL IN TRANSIT (NOT FULLY DOWN) WHEN TOUCHDOWN OCCURRED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_FTW85LA227.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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