# Incident 19870516033879I: Mtsbsi MU2B35, Shreveport, LA, May 16, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1987, 11:30 local time
- Place: Shreveport, LA
- Airport: Shreveport Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: AXCA
- Location: 32.4465° N, 93.8260° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SHREVEPORT RGNL (SHV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4465&lon=-93.8260&mi=10
- Aircraft: N503AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N503AA-2006-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mitsubishi MU-2B-35 (registry code 5780411, https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MTSBSI MU2B35
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,300 total, 210 in this make and model, 225 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870516033879I

## Narrative

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

LOUD POP HEARD WITH GEAR EXTENSION.  UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION. NOSE GEAR PARTIALLY EXTENDED. FOUND A BROKEN BRACKET.

## Other reports on N503AA (1)

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

- [Incident 19860529030349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860529030349I), May 29, 1986: Mtsbsi MU2B35 (N503AA), Aurora, IL. Power lever split during climb. During descent, engine was shut down and a diversion made. Faulty fuel controller.

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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