# Accident 20111228029239A: Mitsubishi MU-2B-20, Picayune, MS, December 28, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 2011, 20:00 local time
- Place: Picayune, MS
- Airport: Picayune Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4872° N, 89.6511° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4872&lon=-89.6511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N800BY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N800BY-2013-01-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mitsubishi MU-2B-20 (registry code 5780407, https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch 331SER 705HP (registry code 01506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-331ser-705hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MITSUBISHI MU-2B-20
- Reported engine: AIRESEARCH 331SER 705HP
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 6,600 total, 387 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111228029239A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA12CA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA128), Dec 29, 2011: Mitsubishi MU-2B-20 (N800BY), Picayune, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive rate of descent during the landing flare/touchdown, which resulted in a hard landing.

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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