# Accident 19960412045149A: Mtsbsi MU2B30, Columbia, SC, April 12, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 1996, 08:34 local time
- Place: Columbia, SC
- Airport: Columbia Metropolitan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: BKAA
- Location: 33.9409° N, 81.1507° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9409&lon=-81.1507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N920S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N920S-2007-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mitsubishi MU-2B-30 (registry code 5780410, https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MTSBSI MU2B30
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE3311151A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,600 total, 1,160 in this make and model, 232 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96IA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96IA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960412045149A

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR FAILED RETRACT DEPARTING ATL. DIVERTED CAE. LANDED MAINS UP. WHEEL BEARING FAILED JAMMED IN HOUSING.

## 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 MIA96IA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96IA114), Apr 12, 1996: Mitsubishi MU-2G-30 (N920S), Columbia, SC, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: failure of the nose landing gear bearing due to improper assembly and staking (inadequate quality control) by the manufacturer; which prevented the nose gear from retracting and the main gear from…

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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