19990211012839I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mtsbsi MU-2B-60 · Des Moines, IA · February 11, 1999

Date
February 11, 1999 · 23:20 local
Place
Des Moines, IA
Airport
Des Moines International
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
HGTA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N34AL
Reported as
Mtsbsi MU2B60
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,020 total3,000 in this make and model172 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Right hand nacelle top aft access panel has side latch on inboard and outboard hinge on aft side came loose in flight and raised into air flow. Hinge broke loose from panel. On latch retained panel with aircraft. Pilot landed without incident. Company installed replacement panel and returned aircraft to service.

As the FAA filed it

RIGHT HAND NACELLE TOP AFT ACCESS PANEL HAS SIDE LATCH ON INBOARD AND OUTBOARD HINGE ON AFT SIDE CAME LOOSE IN FLIGHT AND RAISED INTO AIR FLOW. HINGE BROKE LOOSE FROM PANEL.ON LATCH RETAINED PANEL WITH AIRCRAFT. PILOT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. COMPANY INSTALLED REPLACEMENT PANEL AND RETURNED AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.