# Incident 19900403012689I: Nihon YS11A600, Lafayette, IN, April 3, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1990, 05:45 local time
- Place: Lafayette, IN
- Airport: Purdue University
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: MIPA
- Location: 40.4193° N, 86.9206° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4193&lon=-86.9206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N112MP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N112MP-2013-04-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Nihon YS-11A-600 (registry code 6310420, https://openairdocs.org/model/nihon-ys-11a-600) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce DART-542 series (registry code 54522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-dart-542-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NIHON YS11A600
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,347 total, 3,247 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90IA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90IA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900403012689I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT BUFFETING ON APPROACH.CONTROL INPUT USELESS.RECOVERED AND DIVERTED TO INDIANAPOLIS. TWO INCHES ICE ON TAIL

## 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 CHI90IA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90IA106), Apr 3, 1990: Nihon YS-11A-600F (N112MP), West Lafayette, IN, incident, no damage. Probable cause: AN UNDETECTED ACCUMULATION OF ICE ON THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. RELATING FACTORS WERE THE MANUFACTURER'S LACK OF INFORMATION AND AIRCRAFT MANUALS RELATIVE TO THE UNDERSTANDING OF, AND APPROPRIATE…

## Other reports on N112MP (2)

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

- [Incident 19881229066699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881229066699I), Dec 29, 1988: Nihon YS11A600 (N112MP), Terre Haute, IN. Taxiing for takeoff. Main gear hit a snow drift. Taxiway was icy and aircraft moved sideways when tried to extricate
- [Incident 19810525043539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810525043539I), May 25, 1981: Nihon YS11A600 (N112MP), Honolulu, HI, Minor damage. While taxiing to park with ramp agent giving hand signals the left wingtip struck a parked fuel truck.

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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