What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) After touchdown on runway 14 at kstp the nose landing gear collapsed causing the fuselage lower nose to contact the ground. The aircraft continued for approximately 2500 ft. (rolling on both main landing gear, skidding on the fuselage lower nose). Contact marks and skid marks on the runway indicate that the aircraft landed hard on the right main landing gear then the left main landing gear, and then the nose landing gear, at which time the nose shock strut broke, (hydraulic fluid on the runway). (.19) on November 30, 2001, about 0928 central standard time, a mitsubishi MU-2-40, N9052Y, piloted by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage on impact with terrain during a hard landing on runway 14 at saint Paul Downtown Holman field airport (stp), near saint Paul, Minnesota. The 14 CFR part 91 business flight was operating on an IFR flight plan. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot and three passengers were uninjured. The flight originated from southwest Michigan regional airport, near benton harbor, Michigan, at time unknown, and was landing at stp at the time of the accident.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 14 AT KSTP THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING THE FUSELAGE LOWER NOSE TO CONTACT THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED FOR APPROXIMATELY 2500 FT. (ROLLING ON BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR, SKIDDING ON THE FUSELAGE LOWER NOSE). CONTACT MARKS AND SKID MARKS ON THE RUNWAY INDICATE THAT THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD ON THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR THEN THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR, AND THEN THE NOSE LANDING GEAR, AT WHICH TIME THE NOSE SHOCK STRUT BROKE, (HYDRAULIC FLUID ON THE RUNWAY). (.19) ON NOVEMBER 30, 2001, ABOUT 0928 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A MITSUBISHI MU-2-40, N9052Y, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE ON IMPACT WITH TERRAIN DURING A HARD LANDING ON RUNWAY 14 AT SAINT PAUL DOWNTOWN HOLMAN FIELD AIRPORT (STP), NEAR SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA. THE 14 CFR PART 91 BUSINESS FLIGHT WAS OPERATING ON AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS WERE UNINJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN REGIONAL AIRPORT, NEAR BENTON HARBOR, MICHIGAN, AT TIME UNKNOWN, AND WAS LANDING AT STP AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.