# Accident 20040327005459A: Mtsbsi MU2B26A, La Verne, CA, March 27, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 2004, 14:17 local time
- Place: La Verne, CA
- Airport: Brackett Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0917° N, 117.7819° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0917&lon=-117.7819&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81MF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MTSBSI MU2B26A
- Reported engine: GARRTT TPE331*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 175 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040327005459A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 27, 2004, AT APPROXIMATELY 1417 LOCAL, N81MF WAS ON APPROACH TO KPOC RWY-26L. WHILE ON APPROACH, THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT ENGINE TORQUE METER WAS READING ZERO. HE CONTINUED THE APPROACH TO LANDING WITHOUT ADJUSTING THE POWER LEVER TO THE RIGHT ENGINE. DURING THE FLARE THE AIRCRAFT YAWED RIGHT AND THE PILOT APPLIED LEFT RUDDER TO COUNTER THE YAWING MOMENT. THE AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED A HIGH RATE OF DESCENT AND LANDED HARD BREAKING THE NOSEWHEEL STRUT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SKID ANOTHER 2000 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY TO A STOP. THE PILOT DID NOT ATTEMPT TO GO AROUND.

## 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 LAX04LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04LA174), Mar 27, 2004: Mitsubishi MU-2B-26A (N81MF), La Verne, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to adequately compensate for an asymmetrical thrust condition and to maintain directional control during the landing flare. The owner/pilot's failure to comply with the applicable…

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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