# NTSB ATL83LA064: Mitsubishi MU-2, N522MA, Columbia, SC, December 14, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: December 14, 1982, 17:45 local (22:45 UTC)
- Place: Columbia, SC
- Coordinates: 33.990104, -81.030319 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9901&lon=-81.0303&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 14, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70313
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL83LA064
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70313/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA064

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Other gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - gear extension - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - wheels up landing - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
  - pressure, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - procedures/directives - not followed, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

ON LANDING A SCRAPING SOUND WAS HEARD AND A GO-AROUND WAS PERFORMED. WHILE ON DOWNWIND, FOR THE SECOND LANDING, THE GEAR HANDLE WAS OBSERVED IN THE GEAR-UP POSITION. THE GEAR WAS LOWERED AND AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N522MA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MITSUBISHI MU-2
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 337
- Airframe hours: 147
- Engines: AIRESEARCH TPE-331-6 724 horsepower turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Operator: Shoney'S, Inc.
- Registered owner: Shoney'S, Inc.
- Departed: C, SAVANNAH, GA
- Destination: AI, CAE, SC
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: CAE, Columbia Metro, runway 11, 7,551 × 15 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 25; flight instructor, airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 3,116 total, 147 in this make and model, 294 as pilot in command, 187 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk
- Wind: 140° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 4,500 ft overcast
- Temperature: 52 °F

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19821214066979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821214066979A), Dec 14, 1982: Mtsbsi MU2B26, Columbia, SC, Substantial damage. Pilot forgot to lower gear, heard scraping noise during landing, made go-around and lowered gear.

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.

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