# Accident 19850521069979A: Mtsbsi MU2B20, San Angelo, TX, May 21, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1985, 12:32 local time
- Place: San Angelo, TX
- Airport: Mathis Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.3577° N, 100.4963° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3577&lon=-100.4963&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
- Reported engine: ARSRCH TPE3311
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA229) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850521069979A

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COULD NOT BE EXTENDED FOR LANDING. NOSE GEAR WAS JAMMED BY A PIECE OF IMPROPERLY INSTALLED EQUIPMENT.

## 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 FTW85LA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA229), May 21, 1985: Mitsubishi MU-2B-20 (N711LL), San Angelo, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N711LL (2)

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

- [Incident 19850204011549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850204011549I), Feb 4, 1985: Mtsbsi MU2B20 (N711LL), Hobbs, NM, Minor damage. Nose gear could not be extended. Aft drag strut attach bolt sheared. Prior tire contact with runway hole suspected.
- [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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