# Incident 19960915036069I: Mtsbsi MU2B26A, Punta Gorda, FL, September 15, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 1996, 11:15 local time
- Place: Punta Gorda, FL
- Airport: Charlotte County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.8940° N, 82.0665° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Punta Gorda, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8940&lon=-82.0665&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33RK (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MTSBSI MU2B26A
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE3315251K
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960915036069I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON SEPTEMBER 15, 1996, D. MELVYN J. KATZEN WAS PILOT IN COMMAND OF N33RK DURING THE FINAL APPROACH SEGMENT OF HIS LANDING AT PUNTA GORDA HE TRANSMITTED HIS NEED AND INTENTION OF MANEUVERING FOR SPACING DUE TO TRAFFIC. ON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED A LANDING GEAR FAILURE. INSPECTION OF THE GEAR ASSEMBLIES (RT. MAIN AND NOSE GEAR) REVEAL CLEAN BRIGHT FRACTURES CONSISTENT WITH OVERLOAD FAILURES. THE SIGNATURES ON THE RUNWAY INDICATE THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD A HIGH RATE OF DESCENT WITH INSUFFICIENT SPEED TO FLAIR THUS IMPACTING FIRMLY. 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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