# Accident 19830318016559A: Mtsbsi MU2B40, Ft Collins, CO, March 18, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1983, 21:35 local time
- Place: Ft Collins, CO
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6493° N, 105.0305° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6493&lon=-105.0305&mi=10
- Aircraft: N181RS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MTSBSI MU2B40
- Reported engine: ARSRCH TPE331*
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,900 total, 124 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN83FTE08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83FTE08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830318016559A

## Narrative

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

LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED DURING LANDING ROLL ON SNOW-COVERED RUNWAY. COLLAPSE WAS RESULT OF GEAR STRIKING A SNOW RIDGE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN83FTE08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83FTE08), Mar 19, 1983: Mitsubishi MU-2B-40 (N181RS), Fort Collins, CO, substantial damage

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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