# Accident 19900123064649A: Mtsbsi MU2B20, Nashville, TN, January 23, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 23, 1990, 20:06 local time
- Place: Nashville, TN
- Airport: Nashville International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FIVA
- Location: 36.1108° N, 86.6591° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1108&lon=-86.6591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40RP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MTSBSI MU2B20
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE3311
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 2,700 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL90LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900123064649A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR AT DESTINATION. RETURNED. LANDED GEAR UP. DOOR ACTUATOR CLUTCH SLIPPED. LACKED LUBE.

## 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 ATL90LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL90LA053), Jan 23, 1990: Mitsubishi MU2B-20 (N40RP), Nashville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE ADJUSTMENT OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM WHICH RESULTED IN THE JAMMING OF THE LEFT GEAR DOOR.

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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