20091208052999I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 · Lawrenceville, GA · December 8, 2009

Date
December 8, 2009 · 23:15 local
Place
Lawrenceville, GA
Airport
Birscoe Filed
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
BKAA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N610CA
Reported as
Mitsubishi MU-2B-60
Reported engine
AiResearch TPE331 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
8,912 total6,231 in this make and model256 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

On December 08, 2009 at 2315 local time, PIC gerald henson, ATP certificate #438534487 attempted to land Mitsubishi MU2-60B N610CA at gwinnett county airport (lzu) Lawrenceville, GA. The pilot stated that on approach, 50 feet above the runway, the aircraft lost 40 knots of airspeed and wanted to roll. He attempted to abort the landing by dropped the nose, increasing power, and retracting the landing gear at which time the aircraft made contact with the runway. Furthermore, he reported that when the aircraft touched down on his second landing attempt, he deployed the thrust reversers and the right side of the aircraft collapsed causing it to run off the northwest side of the runway. The aircraft continued to travel approximately 150 yards off the runway, spun 180 degrees, and came to rest within the runway safety zone.

As the FAA filed it

ON DECEMBER 08, 2009 AT 2315 LOCAL TIME, PIC GERALD HENSON, ATP CERTIFICATE #438534487 ATTEMPTED TO LAND MITSUBISHI MU2-60B N610CA AT GWINNETT COUNTY AIRPORT (LZU) LAWRENCEVILLE, GA. THE PILOT STATED THAT ON APPROACH, 50 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT LOST 40 KNOTS OF AIRSPEED AND WANTED TO ROLL. HE ATTEMPTED TO ABORT THE LANDING BY DROPPED THE NOSE, INCREASING POWER, AND RETRACTING THE LANDING GEAR AT WHICH TIME THE AIRCRAFT MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY. FURTHERMORE, HE REPORTED THAT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON HIS SECOND LANDING ATTEMPT, HE DEPLOYED THE THRUST REVERSERS AND THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT COLLAPSED CAUSING IT TO RUN OFF THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO TRAVEL APPROXIMATELY 150 YARDS OFF THE RUNWAY, SPUN 180 DEGREES, AND CAME TO REST WITHIN THE RUNWAY SAFETY ZONE.