# Accident 20100204005299A: Mitsubishi MU-2B-60, Amarillo, TX, February 4, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 2010, 02:15 local time
- Place: Amarillo, TX
- Airport: Rick Husband Amarillo Internat
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MM9A
- Location: 35.2192° N, 101.7058° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2192&lon=-101.7058&mi=10
- Aircraft: N644EM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N644EM-2010-04-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 (registry code 5780460, https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-60) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MITSUBISHI MU-2B-60
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 12,954 total, 9,278 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100204005299A

## Narrative

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

N644EM DEPARTED DFW AT 01:11 CST ON FEBRUARY 4, 2010, IFR, AND LANDED AT AMA AT 02:15, RUNWAY 4, IN AMARILLO, TX (AMA).  THE RUNWAY HAD RECEIVED 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ON THE PREVIOUS DAY AND HAD BEEN PLOWED.  THE VISIBILITY WAS 2 MILES IN LIGHT SNOW WITH THE WINDS 120 DEG AT 8 KNOTS.  TMEPERATURE AND DEWPOINT WERE MINUS 2 DEGREES CECIUS.  THE AIRCRAFT VEERED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT WHEN THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL CONTACED A SNOW BERM FROM THE PREVIOUS PLOWING OPERATION.  THE LOW CLOUDS AND NIGHT TIME VISIBILLITY WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR AND OBSCURRED THE PILOT'S VIEW OF THE RUNWAY DURING THE LANDING ROLL.

## 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 CEN10LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA117), Feb 4, 2010: Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 (N644EM), Amarillo, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control while landing on an ice/snow covered runway.

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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