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FAA incident report · Mitsubishi MU-2B-40 · Orlando, FL · June 2, 2012

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Date
June 2, 2012 · 15:00 local
Place
Orlando, FL
Airport
Orlando Executive
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N400PS
Reported as
Mitsubishi MU-2B-40
Reported engine
AiResearch TPE331 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
4,220 total415 in this make and model34 in the last 90 days
N400PSRegistered now · Mitsubishi MU-2B-40S/N 411 S.A. · Built 1979Airframe modelMitsubishi MU-2B-40Engine modelAiResearch TPE331 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

Aircraft departed mco for tta. Upon arrival at tta and extended landing gear, an unsafe nose gear indication was observed. Recycled landing gear several times with no change in condition. Pilot elected to return to mco for landing. Pilot landed at orl rather than mco. Landing gear extension was attempted using the emergency extension system but nose gear still indicated unsafe. Nose gear collasped upon touchdown causing damage to lower fuselage.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED MCO FOR TTA. UPON ARRIVAL AT TTA AND EXTENDED LANDING GEAR, AN UNSAFE NOSE GEAR INDICATION WAS OBSERVED. RECYCLED LANDING GEAR SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO CHANGE IN CONDITION. PILOT ELECTED TO RETURN TO MCO FOR LANDING. PILOT LANDED AT ORL RATHER THAN MCO. LANDING GEAR EXTENSION WAS ATTEMPTED USING THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION SYSTEM BUT NOSE GEAR STILL INDICATED UNSAFE. NOSE GEAR COLLASPED UPON TOUCHDOWN CAUSING DAMAGE TO LOWER FUSELAGE.