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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mtsbsi MU-2B-26 · Aspen, CO · March 17, 1996

Date: March 17, 1996 · 14:30 local
Place: Aspen, CO
Airport: Aspen-Pitkin Co - Sardy Field
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N143JA
Reported as: Mtsbsi MU2B26
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,960 total310 in this make and model42 in the last 90 days

N143JARegistered now · Mitsubishi MU-2B-26S/N 324 · Built 1974 Airframe modelMitsubishi MU-2B-26 Engine modelAiResearch TPE331 seriesTurbo-prop

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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 March 17, 1996 at 1430 hours, mountain daylight time, a mitsubishi MU-2B, N143JA, registered and piloted by Mr. Perry j. armstrong, landed at Aspen airport and damaged the nose gear. Aircraft attempted to land initially but had too high of attitude. Executed an approved 360 turn for VOR approach upon approval by Aspen tower. The approach seemed normal until at a point about ten feet over the runway. At that point the pilot encountered a wind gust whose velocity exceeded the amount by which their airspeed exceeded stall speed. The aircraft's nose gear tire was damaged due to the attitude of the aircraft. Minor damage to nose cowling. Aircraft landed safely with no injuries to pilot or passengers. No further action required on this incident. Incident closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON MARCH 17, 1996 AT 1430 HOURS, MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A MITSUBISHI MU-2B, N143JA, REGISTERED AND PILOTED BY MR. PERRY J. ARMSTRONG, LANDED AT ASPEN AIRPORT AND DAMAGED THE NOSE GEAR. AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED TO LAND INITIALLY BUT HAD TOO HIGH OF ATTITUDE. EXECUTED AN APPROVED 360 TURN FOR VOR APPROACH UPON APPROVAL BY ASPEN TOWER. THE APPROACH SEEMED NORMAL UNTIL AT A POINT ABOUT TEN FEET OVER THE RUNWAY. AT THAT POINT THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED A WIND GUST WHOSE VELOCITY EXCEEDED THE AMOUNT BY WHICH THEIR AIRSPEED EXCEEDED STALL SPEED. THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE GEAR TIRE WAS DAMAGED DUE TO THE ATTITUDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. MINOR DAMAGE TO NOSE COWLING. AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY WITH NO INJURIES TO PILOT OR PASSENGERS. NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED ON THIS INCIDENT. INCIDENT CLOSED.