# Incident 19840817051849I: Mtsbsi MU2B30, Philadelphia, PA, August 17, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1984, 12:52 local time
- Place: Philadelphia, PA
- Airport: International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9523° N, 75.1638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Philadelphia, PA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9523&lon=-75.1638&mi=10
- Aircraft: N555CH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N555CH-1994-12-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mitsubishi MU-2B-30 (registry code 5780410, https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MTSBSI MU2B30
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,000 total, 4,500 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/19840817051849I

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ALLOWED A GEAR UP LANDING. BLAMED DISTRACTION OF HEAVY TRAFFIC. NEEDED TO USE CHECKLIST.

## Other reports on N555CH (2)

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

- [Accident 19830120002169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830120002169A), Jan 20, 1983: Mtsbsi MU2B30 (N555CH), Lubbock, TX, Substantial damage. During roll out on landing aircraft skidded into snowbank on side of runway separating left tip tank.
- [Incident 19820517023909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820517023909I), May 17, 1982: Mtsbsi MU2B30 (N555CH), Ft Stockton, TX, Minor damage. Landing gear would not extend. Landed gear up. "J" hook would not release, possible rigging problem.

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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