# Incident 19801211088949I: Mtsbsi MU2*, Midland, TX, December 11, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 1980, 18:30 local time
- Place: Midland, TX
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9973° N, 102.0779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9973&lon=-102.0779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N305CW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N305CW-2012-12-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mitsubishi MU-2B-36 (registry code 5780412, https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MTSBSI MU2*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801211088949I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT MOVED GEAR SELECTOR SWITCH TO DOWN POSITION BUT FAILED TO VISUALLY CHECK POSITION.

## Other reports on N305CW (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19970807027239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970807027239I), Aug 7, 1997: Mtsbsi MU2B36 (N305CW), Rockford, IL, Minor damage. Narrative: at rotation speed, on departure from rfd rwy 19, a loud bang was heard and vibration felt. Acft was rotated into air and seemed normal. Assumed tire…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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