# Accident 20200129000939A: Mitsubishi MU-2B-40, Chilton, WI, January 29, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 2020, 09:00 local time
- Place: Chilton, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0611° N, 88.1950° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0611&lon=-88.1950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N425GZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N425GZ-2020-06-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mitsubishi MU-2B-40 (registry code 5780440, https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-40) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MITSUBISHI MU-2B-40
- Reported engine: AIRESEARCH TPE331 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 21,000 total, 93 in this make and model, 53 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200129000939A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED AND PILOT CLAIMS HAD UNCOMMANDED YAW TO THE LEFT. THIS CAUSED THE RIGHT WING TIP TO DROP AND MAKE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING AND PROP

## 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 CEN20LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA125), Jan 29, 2020: Mitsubishi MU 2B-40 (N425GZ), Chilton, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to land on the turf runway with insufficient landing performance and his subsequent loss of control during the landing roll.

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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