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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mitsubishi MU-2B-20 · Walterboro, SC · January 16, 2011

Date: January 16, 2011 · 13:00 local
Place: Walterboro, SC
Airport: Lowcountry Regional
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N52CD
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA11IA172
Reported as: Mitsubishi MU-2B-20
Reported engine: AiResearch TPE331 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,000 total450 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N52CDRegistration cancelled Jul 17, 2014 · Mitsubishi MU-2B-20S/N 174 · Built 1969 Airframe modelMitsubishi MU-2B-20 Engine modelAiResearch TPE331 seriesTurbo-prop

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

The aircraft landed on runway 23 at Lowcountry Regional Airport (rbw) in Walterboro, SC on January 16, 2011 at 1500 hours local time. On rollout the pilot heard a bang, felt the nose of the aircraft go lower than normal then heard the nose scraping on the runway. The aircraft came to a stop and the pilot exited the aircraft. There were no injuries to the pilot, the only soul onboard the aircraft. The nose gear drag strut (left side) attach bolt was found sheared. This investigation was thought to be an accident, and later downgraded to an incident, therefore this ammendment was sent in.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 23 AT LOWCOUNTRY REGIONAL AIRPORT (RBW) IN WALTERBORO, SC ON JANUARY 16, 2011 AT 1500 HOURS LOCAL TIME. ON ROLLOUT THE PILOT HEARD A BANG, FELT THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT GO LOWER THAN NORMAL THEN HEARD THE NOSE SCRAPING ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP AND THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT, THE ONLY SOUL ONBOARD THE AIRCRAFT. THE NOSE GEAR DRAG STRUT (LEFT SIDE) ATTACH BOLT WAS FOUND SHEARED.THIS INVESTIGATION WAS THOUGHT TO BE AN ACCIDENT, AND LATER DOWNGRADED TO AN INCIDENT, THEREFORE THIS AMMENDMENT WAS SENT IN.

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 ERA11IA172Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportWalterboro, SCThe inadequate inspection and rigging of the nose landing gear downlock mechanism by maintenance personnel, which resulted in the failure of a bolt and the subsequent collapse of the nose gear during the landing roll.Jan 16, 2011 · Minor damage