- Date
- September 6, 1990, 11:31 local (16:31 UTC)
- Place
- Nashville, TN
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N82MAMitsubishi MU-2B-36
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 13, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900906038359A
- Case key
- 8148
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Probable cause
The company/operator management's decision to operate the aircraft with a known deficiency without further maintenance, the pilot's improper planning/decision and the pilot's failure to abort the takeoff (while there was sufficient runway remaining). Factors related to the accident were: lack of power in the right engine, and the unfavorable meteorological conditions at the airport.
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.
Analysis
On a previous flt, low power was noted in the rgt eng, the rgt eng fuel flow was 5 to 8 gal/hr less than the left eng & the rgt eng temp (itt) was abt 500 deg less than the left. A decision was made to ferry the acft to a maint facility to have the rgt eng examined. The plt took off on a 5186' rwy (rwy 2C) with a lgt tail wind in 95 deg temp, though the arpt had longer rwys (7702', 8000' & 8500'). A witness noted the acft lifted off at the end of the rwy (charts showed the takeoff roll with normal power should have been abt 3100'). Witnesses rprtd the acft remained low (nearly hitting a 55' lgt standard) until it rolled rgt & 'dropped like a rock.' Impact occurred in a rgt wing low attitude abt 2 mi fm the dep end of rwy 2C. The acft was extensively dmgd by impact & fire; no preimpact part failure was fnd. Both engs had evidence of eng rotation at the time of impact. The operator's lead mechanic had rprtd for duty abt 3 hrs before the acdnt flt, but he had not been informed of the eng problem before the acft took off.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N82MA
- Reported as
- Mitsubishi MU-2B-36
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 665
- Airframe hours
- 6,714
- Engine
- Garrett TPE-331, 715 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Ferry · Part 91
- Operator
- Tennessee Air Corp.
- Registered owner
- B And J Leasing, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · March 26, 1990 · 50 hours before
- Departed
- BNA
- Destination
- MBT · Murfreesboro, TN
- Airport
- BNA · Nashville Intl, runway 2C, 5,186 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 49
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 9,379 total · 5,854 in this make and model · 8,286 as pilot in command · 108 in the last 90 days · 37 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 95 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BNA
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.