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FAA accident report · Mtsbsi MU-2B-60 · Baltimore, MD · May 14, 2004

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Date
May 14, 2004 · 07:24 local
Place
Baltimore, MD
Airport
Baltimore-Washington International
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
ESMA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N755AF
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD04FA021
Reported as
Mtsbsi MU2B60
Reported engine
Garrett TPE33110
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
6,400 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N755AFRegistration cancelled Feb 3, 2005 · Mitsubishi MU-2B-60S/N 755SAAirframe modelMitsubishi MU-2B-60

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What happened

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(-23) The MU-2B-60 was arriving from the east on a heading of approx. 280 degrees cleared for a visual approach to runway 33R. Radar data show the flight path of the MU-2 favoring an arrival to runway 15L. The aircraft was at 1400 feet and 3.5 miles from the airport (203 knots), 42 seconds later the aircraft had descended to 700 feet and was not 1.75 miles from the runway (176 knots). At this point the aircraft made a sudden left turn, with heading change of approx. 80 degrees and a rapid descent to 200 feet (155 knots) and dropped from the radar. The aircraft crashed less than a mile from runway 33R/15L into a wooded residential area, the debris path was approx. 300 feet in length on an approx. heading of 200 degrees with an estimated approach angle of 30 degrees. It appears the left wing impacted the trees first, leaving behind the left tip tank, the rolled inverted and lost the right wing which started a fire upon impact. The left wing and engine now on the right side impacted a tree and separated from the fuselage, the nose of the aircraft impacted and the entire fuselage flipped end over end and came to rest in a driveway between 2 houses approx. 75 feet from the left wing and engine.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE MU-2B-60 WAS ARRIVING FROM THE EAST ON A HEADING OF APPROX. 280 DEGREES CLEARED FOR A VISUAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 33R. RADAR DATA SHOW THE FLIGHT PATH OF THE MU-2 FAVORING AN ARRIVAL TO RUNWAY 15L. THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT 1400 FEET AND 3.5 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT (203 KNOTS), 42 SECONDS LATER THE AIRCRAFT HAD DESCENDED TO 700 FEET AND WAS NOT 1.75 MILES FROM THE RUNWAY (176 KNOTS). AT THIS POINT THE AIRCRAFT MADE A SUDDEN LEFT TURN, WITH HEADING CHANGE OF APPROX. 80 DEGREES AND A RAPID DESCENT TO 200 FEET (155 KNOTS) AND DROPPED FROM THE RADAR. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED LESS THAN A MILE FROM RUNWAY 33R/15L INTO A WOODED RESIDENTIAL AREA, THE DEBRIS PATH WAS APPROX. 300 FEET IN LENGTH ON AN APPROX. HEADING OF 200 DEGREES WITH AN ESTIMATED APPROACH ANGLE OF 30 DEGREES. IT APPEARS THE LEFT WING IMPACTED THE TREES FIRST, LEAVING BEHIND THE LEFT TIP TANK, THE ROLLED INVERTED AND LOST THE RIGHT WING WHICH STARTED A FIRE UPON IMPACT. THE LEFT WING AND ENGINE NOW ON THE RIGHT SIDE IMPACTED A TREE AND SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE, THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED AND THE ENTIRE FUSELAGE FLIPPED END OVER END AND CAME TO REST IN A DRIVEWAY BETWEEN 2 HOUSES APPROX. 75 FEET FROM THE LEFT WING AND ENGINE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB IAD04FA021Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportFerndale, MDThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during a sharp turn, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent impact with terrain. Factors included the pilot's failure to fly to the intended point of landing, and his abrupt course reversal back towards…May 14, 2004 · Destroyed

Other reports on N755AF · 1

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

Incident 20030528019619ILevel Off Touchdown · Detroit, MI(-23) On may 28, 2003 a mitsubishi, MU-2B owned and operated by epps air service, was attempting to land Detroit City Airport, on runway 15 during rapidly changing ceilings and visibilities during heavy fog. When the pilot attempted to land the first time he…May 28, 2003 · Minor damage