# Incident 19850204011549I: Mtsbsi MU2B20, Hobbs, NM, February 4, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 1985, 21:20 local time
- Place: Hobbs, NM
- Airport: Hobbs Lea Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 32.7305° N, 103.1614° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hobbs, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7305&lon=-103.1614&mi=10
- Aircraft: N711LL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N711LL-2017-03-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mitsubishi MU-2B-20 (registry code 5780407, https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MTSBSI MU2B20
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 100 in this make and model, 400 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850204011549I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COULD NOT BE EXTENDED. AFT DRAG STRUT ATTACH BOLT SHEARED. PRIOR TIRE CONTACT WITH RUNWAY HOLE SUSPECTED.

## Other reports on N711LL (2)

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

- [Accident 19850521069979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850521069979A), May 21, 1985: Mtsbsi MU2B20 (N711LL), San Angelo, TX, Substantial damage. Nose gear could not be extended for landing. Nose gear was jammed by a piece of improperly installed equipment.
- [Incident 19820114005399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820114005399I), Jan 14, 1982: Mtsbsi MU2B20 (N711LL), Longview, TX. Engines flamed out on landing from slush on runway. Stopped, cleaned out engines, restarted, taxied in.

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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