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FAA incident report · Mtsbsi MU-2B-60 · Nashville, TN · February 2, 1995

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Date
February 2, 1995 · 17:45 local
Place
Nashville, TN
Airport
Nashville International Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1727S
Reported as
Mtsbsi MU2B60
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,500 total6,000 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days
N1727SRegistered now · Mitsubishi MU-2B-60S/N 1504 S.A.Airframe modelMitsubishi MU-2B-60

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What happened

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

Narrative: on January 2, 1995, a MU2B-60, N1727S departed smyrna, TN on a re-positioning flight after maintenance. The aircraft had received a 150 hour inspection and had been released to service. The pilot stated that upon takeoff he pulled the gear handle up to raise the ldg. Gear. Immediately an unsafe light appeared, he made radio contact and the mechanics were notified. The pilot performed emergency procedures to no avail. The gear handle would not pump the gear down, in fact the gear handle was moved one pump and then stopped. The pilot tried pushing the breaker back in and recycled the gear, to no avail. Darkness was setting in and the pilot decided to land in Nashville, TN before dark. He landed on center line on runway 31. The aircraft slid to a halt approximately 1500 ft down the runway. Further investigation revealed no abnormalities in the landing system, the aircraft was jacked and the gear cycled several times. The left main gear door was reported shut upon touchdown, all other gear doors were popped open. Aircraft ferry back to a maintenance hangar.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON JANUARY 2, 1995, A MU2B-60, N1727S DEPARTED SMYRNA, TN ON A RE-POSITIONING FLIGHT AFTER MAINTENANCE. THE AIRCRAFT HAD RECEIVED A 150 HOUR INSPECTION AND HAD BEEN RELEASED TO SERVICE. THE PILOT STATED THAT UPON TAKEOFF HE PULLED THE GEAR HANDLE UP TO RAISE THE LDG. GEAR. IMMEDIATELY AN UNSAFE LIGHT APPEARED, HE MADE RADIO CONTACT AND THE MECHANICS WERE NOTIFIED. THE PILOT PERFORMED EMERGENCY PROCEDURES TO NO AVAIL. THE GEAR HANDLE WOULD NOT PUMP THE GEAR DOWN, IN FACT THE GEAR HANDLE WAS MOVED ONE PUMP AND THEN STOPPED. THE PILOT TRIED PUSHING THE BREAKER BACK IN AND RECYCLED THE GEAR, TO NO AVAIL. DARKNESS WAS SETTING IN AND THE PILOT DECIDED TO LAND IN NASHVILLE, TN BEFORE DARK. HE LANDED ON CENTER LINE ON RUNWAY 31. THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A HALT APPROXIMATELY 1500 FT DOWN THE RUNWAY. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO ABNORMALITIES IN THE LANDING SYSTEM, THE AIRCRAFT WAS JACKED AND THE GEAR CYCLED SEVERAL TIMES. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR DOOR WAS REPORTED SHUT UPON TOUCHDOWN, ALL OTHER GEAR DOORS WERE POPPED OPEN. AIRCRAFT FERRY BACK TO A MAINTENANCE HANGAR.

Other reports on N1727S · 1

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