1965 BEECH B 55 BARON, ACCIDENTAL GEAR UP IN BAHAMAS, CHEAP!THE B 55 BARON WAS LITTLE CHANGED FROM.
1965 BEECH B-55 BARON, ACCIDENTAL GEAR UP IN BAHAMAS, CHEAP!THE B-55 BARON WAS LITTLE CHANGED FROM IT’S INTRODUCTION IN 1964 TO THE LAST ONE PRODUCED IN 1982.ALWAYS A 6 SEAT AIRCRAFT. ALWAYS FAST.ALWAYS A GREAT LOAD HAULER.ALWAYS A STABLE PLATFORM, GREAT FOR CROSS COUNTRY FLYING WITH YOUR FAMILY OR FOR BUSINESS.BUT THEY ALWAYS DO LESS DAMAGE ON LANDING WHEN THE GEAR IS EXTENDED!THE OWNER OF THIS AIRPLANE DID A GOOD JOB OF LANDING AT THE SAN ANDROS AIRPORT ON ANDROS ISLAND, 16 NAUTICAL MILES FROM NASSAU, IN THE BAHAMAS.IF HE HAD REMEMBERED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A GREAT LANDING!BUT HE DIDN’T, SO THERE IS DAMAGE TO THE BELLY, NOSE GEAR DOORS, FLAPS INBOARD, THE BOTTOM OF THE STEP AND BOTH 3 BLADE PROPS ARE BENT.SINCE THE GEAR DID NOT COLLAPSE OR GET RETRACTED ACCIDENTLY, THERE IS NO DAMAGE FROM THE ACCIDENT TO EITHER WING, EITHER AILERON, EITHER WINGTIP.THE WING TO FUSELAGE ATTACH POINTS SHOW NO DEFORMATION.THE INBOARD AND OUTBOARD MAIN LANDING GEAR DOORS WERE NOT SCRAPED!NO DAMAGE TO THE AFT FUSELAGE, HORIZONTALS, ELEVATORS OR VERTICAL FIN AND RUDDER.NO DAMAGE TO THE FIBERGLASS NOSECONE.NO DAMAGE AT ALL TO THE LANDING GEAR, THE LANDING GEAR ACTUATING ARM OR LANDING GEAR MOTOR!THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO THE WINDSHIELD OR SIDE GLASS.THE MAIN CABIN DOOR, NOSE BAGGAGE DOOR AND REAR BAGGAGE DOOR ALL FIT WELL AND CLOSE NICELY.THERE IS NO DEFORMATION TO THE STEP OR THE FUSELAGE WHERE THE STEP ATTACHES.INSIDE, THE 6 SEAT INTERIOR IS VERY NICE, WITH CLOTH INSERTS ON THE 4 FORWARD SEATS AND ALL MATCHING VINYL ON THE 2 REARS. THE 2 REAR SEATS ARE AN ENGINEERING MARVEL, WITH RETRACTABLE LEGS ON THE BOTTOM CUSHIONS AND THE BOTTOMS FOLD UP BEHIND THE BACK CUSHIONS AND LEAVE THE WHOLE REAR BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT OPEN IF YOU NEED IT, THEN UNFOLD WITHOUT TOOLS IN 30 SECONDS EACH WHEN YOU NEED 6 SEATS!ALL OF THE AVIONICS AND SOME OF THE FLIGHT AND ENGINE INSTRUMENTATION WAS REMOVED FROM THIS AIRPLANE BY THE OWNER, TRAYS AND ALL, SO WHAT YOU SEE IN THESE PHOTOS IS WHAT YOU GET! NOTICE THE CONTROL YOKE AND ARM ARE ALSO MISSING, ALSO NOT INCLUDED.THE AIRPLANE IS OTHERWISED NOT STRIPPED, IT WASN’T BANDITS, IT WAS THE OWNER, SO BOTH UNDAMAGED SPINNERS ARE INSTALLED AND INCLUDED, THE ENGINES ARE COMPLETE, ETC.THE ONLY OTHER ITEM MISSING IS THE VERTICAL FIN LIGHT.NOT DAMAGED IN THE GEAR UP, BUT IN THE RECOVERY EFFORT, ARE THE SKINS ON THE LEFT NACELE LOWER. THIS DAMAGE, WHICH IS NOT STRUCTURAL, JUST SKINS, WAS CAUSED WHEN THE FIRST PEOPLE TO TRY TO LIFT THE AIRPLANE BACK ONTO IT’S GEAR USED A STRAP AROUND THE UNSUPPORTED NACELLE. COOLER HEADS PREVAILED, AND ANOTHER GUY CAME ALONG WHO LIFTED IT PROPERLY, WITH NO FURTHER DAMAGE.THE GEAR LOWERED JUST FINE WITH THE SWITCH ONCE THE AIRPLANE WAS PROPERLY RAISED.THIS AIRCRAFT JUST WENT THROUGH THE MOST EXPENSIVE AND EXTENSIVE ANNUAL INSPECTION I HAVE EVER SEEN DOCUMENTED IN MY 41 YEARS AS AN A&P.14 FULL TYPED PAGES, WITH EVERY AREA DOCUMENTED AND ADDRESSED TO MAKE IT FLAWLESS!NEXT DUE 6/21. THE AIRPLANE LANDED IN THE BAHAMAS IN MAY OF 21!AIRFRAME LOGBOOKS FROM BRAND NEW, AND CONSECUTIVE.TOTAL AIRFRAME TIME IS 11,211EACH ENGINE HAS 2,477 SINCE FACTORY REMAN IN 1998EACH HARTZELL PROP HAS 2,477 SINCE NEW IN 1998.THIS AIRPLANE IS SOLD WITH THE LOGBOOKS AS LISTEDAND THE FAA BILL OF SALEAND THE FAA AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE.AND IT IS BEING SOLD CRAZY CHEAP, SO YOU CAN AFFORD TO GO TO ANDROS ISLAND AND PREPARE IT FOR FERRY OR DISASSEMBLE FOR BARGE TRANSPORT. THE AUTHORITIES ON THIS SMALLER ISLAND SEEM TO BE EASY TO WORK WITH.YOU WILL NOT FIND A CHEAPER GEARED UP B-55 BARON THAN THIS ONE, ANYWHERE!GOOD BIDDING!
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Current date: 2022-02-17