- Date
- July 16, 1987, 18:20 local (23:20 UTC)
- Place
- Winchester, TN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N702HMitsubishi MU-2B-36A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 24, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870716037549A
- Case key
- 7489
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Undershoot
In-flight planning/decision - improperCause
Planned approach - poorCause
Proper descent rate - not maintainedCause
Go-around - not performedCause
Analysis
The pilot stated he circled over the airport to check for traffic then made a turn to base. He was too near the runway and too high for a normal approach. The pilot used full flaps and decreased power; however, the aircraft began to descend rapidly. The aircraft landed short of the runway.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N702H
- Reported as
- Mitsubishi MU-2B-36A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 727SA
- Airframe hours
- 2,562
- Engine
- Garrett TPE-331-5252M, 776 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Executive/Corporate · Part 91
- Operator
- I. C.Hammings
- Registered owner
- Hemmings, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- MQY · Smyrna, TN
- Airport
- BGF · Winchester Municipal, runway 18, 4,000 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 44
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 10,600 total · 1,500 in this make and model · 145 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.