Beech 95-55 accident near Sikeston, Missouri, February 25, 2006
On February 25, 2006 at about 7:30 pm local time, a Beech 95-55, registered N562T, was substantially damaged in an accident near Sikeston, Missouri (Sikeston Memorial Municipal airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The inadvertent landing gear retraction by the pilot during an after landing taxi.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- February 25, 2006 · about 7:30 pm local time
- Place
- Sikeston, Missouri · Sikeston Memorial Municipal · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech 95-55 · all 95-55s on the register
- Registration
- N562T · registry record · serial TC-35
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The airplane received substantial damage during an after landing taxi when the pilot retracted the landing gear instead of the flaps. The airplane was not equipped with an optional landing gear safety system.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 270 hours in all; 62 in this make and model; 34 in the last 90 days; 3 in the last 30 days; 225 as pilot in command; 0 on instruments
- Last flight review: July 1, 2005
- Medical certificate: Class 2
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 4,800 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, February 1, 2006
- Maximum gross weight: 4,880 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental IO-470 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: MXA Manila AR at 6:55 pm
- Destination: SIK Sikeston MO
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 02, 5,502 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 020° at 20 knots, gusting 23
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 46°F (8°C), dew point 30°F (-1°C)
- Altimeter: 30.28 inHg
- Observation at 6:53 pm from CGI, 20 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N562T the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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