Pilot of BE95 has problem with landing gear, it will not retract. After landing he is met by FAA inspectors who do a ramp check. The north numbers on the registration and the airworthiness certificate do not match.

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Attributes
ACN	348262
Time
Date	199609
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : isp
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : isp
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Travelair 95
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 45 flight time total : 1980 flight time type : 37
ASRS Report	348262
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I rented a BE95 for a pleasure flight. I accomplished a normal preflight and made a normal takeoff. The landing gear failed to retract. After 2 attempts to retract the gear, including pulling and resetting the circuit breaker, I returned to the field and made a normal landing. FAA inspectors were on the field in the tower and decided to accomplish a ramp check. My medical and pilot's certificate were in order. Inspection of the airworthiness certificate and registration, both displayed properly, showed a discrepancy between the 'north' numbers. The 'north' number had been changed and was correct on the registration, but the airworthiness certificate reflected the original 'north' number. During a previous discussion with the ia who maintained the airplane, he mentioned this, but said it was correct since the serial number was correct on both documents. I took his word, and failed to check the regulations for specifics.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF BE95 HAS PROB WITH LNDG GEAR, IT WILL NOT RETRACT. AFTER LNDG HE IS MET BY FAA INSPECTORS WHO DO A RAMP CHK. THE N NUMBERS ON THE REGISTRATION AND THE AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE DO NOT MATCH.

Narrative: I RENTED A BE95 FOR A PLEASURE FLT. I ACCOMPLISHED A NORMAL PREFLT AND MADE A NORMAL TKOF. THE LNDG GEAR FAILED TO RETRACT. AFTER 2 ATTEMPTS TO RETRACT THE GEAR, INCLUDING PULLING AND RESETTING THE CIRCUIT BREAKER, I RETURNED TO THE FIELD AND MADE A NORMAL LNDG. FAA INSPECTORS WERE ON THE FIELD IN THE TWR AND DECIDED TO ACCOMPLISH A RAMP CHK. MY MEDICAL AND PLT'S CERTIFICATE WERE IN ORDER. INSPECTION OF THE AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE AND REGISTRATION, BOTH DISPLAYED PROPERLY, SHOWED A DISCREPANCY BTWN THE 'N' NUMBERS. THE 'N' NUMBER HAD BEEN CHANGED AND WAS CORRECT ON THE REGISTRATION, BUT THE AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE REFLECTED THE ORIGINAL 'N' NUMBER. DURING A PREVIOUS DISCUSSION WITH THE IA WHO MAINTAINED THE AIRPLANE, HE MENTIONED THIS, BUT SAID IT WAS CORRECT SINCE THE SERIAL NUMBER WAS CORRECT ON BOTH DOCUMENTS. I TOOK HIS WORD, AND FAILED TO CHK THE REGS FOR SPECIFICS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.