# Incident 20110116004219I: Mitsubishi MU-2B-20, Walterboro, SC, January 16, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 2011, 13:00 local time
- Place: Walterboro, SC
- Airport: Lowcountry Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9208° N, 80.6411° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9208&lon=-80.6411&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52CD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52CD-2014-07-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mitsubishi MU-2B-20 (registry code 5780407, https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MITSUBISHI MU-2B-20
- Reported engine: AIRESEARCH TPE331 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 450 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11IA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11IA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110116004219I

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA11IA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11IA172), Jan 16, 2011: Mitsubishi MU-2B-20 (N52CD), Walterboro, SC, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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