# Accident 19980808029719A: Mtsbsi MU2B26A, Miami, FL, August 8, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1998, 12:02 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Tamiami Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.6507° N, 80.4099° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.6507&lon=-80.4099&mi=10
- Aircraft: N110GC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MTSBSI MU2B26A
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE3315
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,482 total, 396 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA98LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA223) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980808029719A

## Narrative

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

(.4)ON AUGUST 8, 1998, ABOUT 1202 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A MITSUBISHI MU2, N110GC, REGISTERED TO ENGINEERED PRODUCTS COMPANY INC., LANDED GEAR UP AT DENDALL-TAMIAMI EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, MIAMI, FLORIDA, WHILE ON A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT AND 3 PASSENGERS REPORTED NO INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED FROM SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO, AT APPROXIMATELY 0830.  THE PILOT REPORTED THE FLIGHT FROM "PUERTO RICO TO MIAMI ALL NORMAL; UNTIL TOUCH DOWN WHEN THE WHEELS WERE UP AND I LAND(ED) ON THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT ALL INDICTED(SIC) THAT I DID NOT SWITCH THE WHEELS DOWN."  THE PILOT DID NOT GIVE ANY INDICATION THAT AT ANY TIME DURING THE APPROCAH, HE DID OR DID NOT USE A CHECKLIST.  IN A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION ON AUGUST 27, 1998, THE PILOT STATED HE THOUGHT HE HAD PUT THE LANDING GEAR DOWN; WHEN ASKED IF HE USED A CHECKLIST THE PILOT SAID, "HE HAD A CHECKLIST IN FRONT OF HIM BUT HE MUST HAVE MISSED IT."  THE PILOT STATED DURING HIS DESCENT HE NOTICED HIS AIRSPEED WAS HIGHER THAN NORMAL, AND HE CONTINUED THE APPROACH TO LANDING UNTIL THE   BELLY OF THE AIRPLANE COAME IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND, RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE. (-23) PILOT LANDED GEAR UP. PILOT DOES NOT RECALL/REMEMBER EXTENDING THE GEAR.

## 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 MIA98LA223](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA223), Aug 8, 1998: Mitsubishi MU-2 (N110GC), Miami, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to use a checklist and ensure that the landing gear was down and locked during approach to landing.

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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