What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On the morning of June 17th, I planned a flight from klna to kpns in privacy data omitteda MU-2B-
60 Serial # 1548. Planned departure time was 8:15 am with 2 passengers. The plane
Was pre-fueled two days prior to 2500 lbs, 200 lbs. Shy of it maximum of 2700 lbs. I
Arrived at the airport at 6:45 and performed a preflight inspection which showed nothing
Out of the normal. The zfw was 8,542 lbs. (Max 9,920). Ramp was 11,042 (max
11,625). Planned tow was 10,992 (max 11,575)
I received my IFR clearance by phone and would pick up the release when ready at the
Runway in use, which was rwy 10 based on the surface winds (070 at 8 KTS). When my
Passengers arrived we boarded the airplane and I started the engines. Once the
Propellers were taken off the locks, I began to taxi. We moved about 10 feet when I
Started a shallow right turn to join the taxi way. Almost immediately after the turn began
I felt the aircraft lean to the right in what seemed to be in two stages. The first, the right
Wing dipped down and the second, it dipped even further while the aircraft seemed to
Pivot a little to the right. I immediately shut down both engines using the emerg stop
Position of the condition levers, shut off all electrics and evacuated the aircraft. The FBO
Manager saw what happened and called crash/fire/rescue.
Once out of the aircraft, it was obvious the right main gear had collapsed and the right
Prop had struck the tarmac. There was no sign of fuel leakage so I approached the
Aircraft for pictures, I will send some in another email.
Information was provided to the airport manager, crash/fire/rescue the FAA and the
Insurance company before a plan was formulated to push the aircraft away from the
Taxiway. There were not injuries and no damage to the lna infrastructure.
As the FAA filed it
ON THE MORNING OF JUNE 17TH, I PLANNED A FLIGHT FROM KLNA TO KPNS IN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^A MU-2B-
60 SERIAL # 1548. PLANNED DEPARTURE TIME WAS 8:15 AM WITH 2 PASSENGERS. THE PLANE
WAS PRE-FUELED TWO DAYS PRIOR TO 2500 LBS, 200 LBS. SHY OF IT MAXIMUM OF 2700 LBS. I
ARRIVED AT THE AIRPORT AT 6:45 AND PERFORMED A PREFLIGHT INSPECTION WHICH SHOWED NOTHING
OUT OF THE NORMAL. THE ZFW WAS 8,542 LBS. (MAX 9,920). RAMP WAS 11,042 (MAX
11,625). PLANNED TOW WAS 10,992 (MAX 11,575)
I RECEIVED MY IFR CLEARANCE BY PHONE AND WOULD PICK UP THE RELEASE WHEN READY AT THE
RUNWAY IN USE, WHICH WAS RWY 10 BASED ON THE SURFACE WINDS (070 AT 8 KTS). WHEN MY
PASSENGERS ARRIVED WE BOARDED THE AIRPLANE AND I STARTED THE ENGINES. ONCE THE
PROPELLERS WERE TAKEN OFF THE LOCKS, I BEGAN TO TAXI. WE MOVED ABOUT 10 FEET WHEN I
STARTED A SHALLOW RIGHT TURN TO JOIN THE TAXI WAY. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE TURN BEGAN
I FELT THE AIRCRAFT LEAN TO THE RIGHT IN WHAT SEEMED TO BE IN TWO STAGES. THE FIRST, THE RIGHT
WING DIPPED DOWN AND THE SECOND, IT DIPPED EVEN FURTHER WHILE THE AIRCRAFT SEEMED TO
PIVOT A LITTLE TO THE RIGHT. I IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN BOTH ENGINES USING THE EMERG STOP
POSITION OF THE CONDITION LEVERS, SHUT OFF ALL ELECTRICS AND EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT. THE FBO
MANAGER SAW WHAT HAPPENED AND CALLED CRASH/FIRE/RESCUE.
ONCE OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT, IT WAS OBVIOUS THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR HAD COLLAPSED AND THE RIGHT
PROP HAD STRUCK THE TARMAC. THERE WAS NO SIGN OF FUEL LEAKAGE SO I APPROACHED THE
AIRCRAFT FOR PICTURES, I WILL SEND SOME IN ANOTHER EMAIL.
INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED TO THE AIRPORT MANAGER, CRASH/FIRE/RESCUE THE FAA AND THE
INSURANCE COMPANY BEFORE A PLAN WAS FORMULATED TO PUSH THE AIRCRAFT AWAY FROM THE
TAXIWAY. THERE WERE NOT INJURIES AND NO DAMAGE TO THE LNA INFRASTRUCTURE.