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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mtsbsi MU2B60 · Indianapolis, IN · July 12, 1988

Date
July 12, 1988 · 01:30 local
Place
Indianapolis, IN
Airport
Indianapolis International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
HGTA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N11WQ
Reported as
Mtsbsi MU2B60
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,000 total1,500 in this make and model350 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Left main landing gear strut lower fitting failed while taxiing. Gear collapsed. Bolt assembly pin had failed.

As the FAA filed it

LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT LOWER FITTING FAILED WHILE TAXIING. GEAR COLLAPSED. BOLT ASSEMBLY PIN HAD FAILED.