# Accident 19900223002839A: Mtsbsi MU300, Gary, IN, February 23, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 1990, 06:06 local time
- Place: Gary, IN
- Airport: R G Hatcher Gary Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6172° N, 87.4145° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6172&lon=-87.4145&mi=10
- Aircraft: N368PU (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MTSBSI MU300
- Reported engine: PWA JT15D4
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,693 total, 350 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900223002839A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON A PARTIALLY SNOW PLOWED RUNWAY,LEFT WING HIT A 4 FOOT HIGH SNOW RIDGE. FAILED TO USE RIGHTSIDE CLEAR AREA

## 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 CHI90LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA088), Feb 23, 1990: Mitsubishi MU-300 (N368PU), Gary, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF SNOW REMOVAL PERSONNEL TO RECOGNIZE THE POTENTIAL HAZARD OF THE SNOW RIDGE ON THE RUNWAY AND COMMUNICATE THIS INFORMATION TO THE CONTROL TOWER. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE…

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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