# Incident 19961108038839I: Mtsbsi MU2B26A, San Diego, CA, November 8, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1996, 12:46 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: DKKA
- Location: 32.7153° N, 117.1573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Diego, CA, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7153&lon=-117.1573&mi=10
- Aircraft: N333WF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N333WF-2007-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mitsubishi MU-2B-26A (registry code 5780414, https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-26a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MTSBSI MU2B26A
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 29,000 total, 9,000 in this make and model, 195 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961108038839I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON NOVEMBER 7, 1996, AT 1246 PST, JACK JAAX, PILOT IN COMMAND OF N333WB, A MITSUBISHI MU-2B-26A AIRPLANE, WAS FORCED TO LAND AT AN ALTERNATE FIELD FOLLOWING AN UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION ON THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. AFTER CYCLING THE GEAR HANDLE NUMEROUS TIMES, JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN HE OBTAINED A SAFE INDICATION. HOWEVER THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRE AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY HAD FAILED TO ROTATE INTO NORMAL POSITION AND WAS 90 DEGREES TO THE LATERAL AXIS OF THE AIRCRAFT. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE TIRE FAILED AND THE WHEEL/BRAKE ASSEMBLY WAS GROUND DOWN TO THE AXLE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED NO OTHER DAMAGE. ON SCENE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR YOKE ASSEMBLY PN#010A-38371-012, FAILED AT THE UPPER GEAR POSITION ROD ATTACH POINT. PART MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED DURING EARLIER GEAR CONTACT WITH UNEVEN RUNWAY SURFACE. NEITHER JAAX NOR HIS 5 PASSENGERS SUSTAINED ANY INJURIES. MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT, FAA FORM 8010-4, SUBMITTED. THIS INCIDENT IS NOT RELATED TO A NMAC OR A PILOT DEVIATION.

## Other reports on N333WF (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20050311004119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050311004119A), Mar 11, 2005: Mtsbsi MU2B26A (N333WF), Blythe, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) While landing at Blythe, CA pilot was on FAR 135 revenue flight, landed gear up. During the approach the pilot experienced flap problems and was…

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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