# Incident 19860225048179I: Mtsbsi MU2B20, Gardner, MA, February 25, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 1986, 09:43 local time
- Place: Gardner, MA
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5842° N, 71.9887° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gardner, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5842&lon=-71.9887&mi=10
- Aircraft: N866Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N866Q-1988-11-25) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860225048179I

## Narrative

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

MISUNDERSTOOD ATC CALLING OUT TRAFFIC AS A CLEARANCE TO CLIMB. CONTROLLER MISUNDERSTOOD READBACK.

## Other reports on N866Q (2)

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

- [Accident 19871207070799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871207070799A), Dec 7, 1987: Mtsbsi MU2B20 (N866Q), White Plains, NY, Substantial damage. Failed to note gear circuit breaker open and failed to note if gear came down when activated. Landed gear up.
- [Accident 19730131001619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730131001619A), Jan 31, 1973: Mtsbsi MU2B20 (N866Q), Detroit, MI, Substantial damage. Wind gusting to 28KTS.landed rwy 15,rwy 07 avail

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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