# Incident 19960208004529I: Mtsbsi MU300, Visalia, CA, February 8, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 1996, 06:00 local time
- Place: Visalia, CA
- Airport: Visalia Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: CUIA
- Location: 36.3186° N, 119.3929° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VISALIA MUNI (VIS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3186&lon=-119.3929&mi=10
- Aircraft: N160S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MTSBSI MU300
- People aboard: 8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,365 total, 764 in this make and model, 72 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960208004529I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: N160S, MITSUBISHI MU-300, WAS DEPARTING VISALIA AIRPORT, CA ABOUT 0600 PST, FEBRUARY 8, 1996, ON AN IFR FLIGHT TO NEW ORLEANS, LA. ON TAKE OFF ROLL A PROBLEM WAS NOTED ON THE RIGHT ENGINE. THE TAKEOFF WAS ABORTED AND THE A/C WAS RETURNED TO THE HANGAR. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE RIGHT ENGINE HAD INGESTED A RUG THAT HAD BEEN LEFT ON THE WING AFTER FUELING. THE ENGINE SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE. THE PILOTS AND PASSENGERS HAD NO INJURIES. VISUAL FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED. AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

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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