44.2726° N, 105.4989° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Gillette, WY, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 30, 1981 · 11:00 local
Place
Gillette, WY
Airport
Natrona Co International
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N170MA
Reported as
Mtsbsi MU2B40
Reported engine
AiResearch TPE331*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,800 total4,015 in this make and model72 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Loud noises on gear retraction on takeoff. Unscheduled safe landing made. Found towbar pin in nosewheel axle.
As the FAA filed it
LOUD NOISES ON GEAR RETRACTION ON TAKEOFF. UNSCHEDULED SAFE LANDING MADE. FOUND TOWBAR PIN IN NOSEWHEEL AXLE.