20111228029239A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mitsubishi MU-2B-20 · Picayune, MS · December 28, 2011

Date: December 28, 2011 · 20:00 local
Place: Picayune, MS
Airport: Picayune Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N800BY
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA12CA128
Reported as: Mitsubishi MU-2B-20
Reported engine: AiResearch 331SER 705HP
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,600 total387 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N800BYRegistration cancelled Jan 11, 2013 · Mitsubishi MU-2B-20S/N 221 · Built 1972 Airframe modelMitsubishi MU-2B-20 Engine modelAiResearch 331SER 705HPTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

During the landing the pilot experienced a hard landing.1. Nose gear collasped.2. Left main tire and hub separated and blew out.3. Left and right upper and lower wing spar damaged.4. Left and right side of nose bay area wrinkled aft of pressure vessel.5. Left and right fuel tip tanks attachments broken at spar tip.6. Left and right main fusalege above landing gear doors wrinkled. 7. Main fusalege outer skin wrinkled at the emergency exit and center window supports.

As the FAA filed it

DURING THE LANDING THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING.1. NOSE GEAR COLLASPED.2. LEFT MAIN TIRE AND HUB SEPARATED AND BLEW OUT.3. LEFT AND RIGHT UPPER AND LOWER WING SPAR DAMAGED.4. LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE OF NOSE BAY AREA WRINKLED AFT OF PRESSURE VESSEL.5. LEFT AND RIGHT FUEL TIP TANKS ATTACHMENTS BROKEN AT SPAR TIP.6. LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN FUSALEGE ABOVE LANDING GEAR DOORS WRINKLED. 7. MAIN FUSALEGE OUTER SKIN WRINKLED AT THE EMERGENCY EXIT AND CENTER WINDOW SUPPORTS.

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 ERA12CA128Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPicayune, MSThe pilot's excessive rate of descent during the landing flare/touchdown, which resulted in a hard landing.Dec 29, 2011 · Substantial damage