# NTSB CHI02LA144: Mitsubishi MU2B-20, N54CK, Belleville, MI, May 28, 2002 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: May 28, 2002, 14:15 local (18:15 UTC) - Place: Belleville, MI - Coordinates: 42.200523, -83.479293 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2005&lon=-83.4793&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 6, 2002 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA-Detroit, Michigan-FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 54800 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI02LA144 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/54800/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=54800 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA144 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to verify the extension of the landing gear prior to landing, and his failure to perform the emergency landing gear extension procedure. The popped circuit breaker was a factor. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown - gear extension - not verified, pilot in command (cause) - electrical system,circuit breaker - popped/tripped (contributing factor) - emergency procedure - not performed, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis The airplane was substantially damaged when the landing gear collapsed during landing. The pilot stated, "Prior to landing, landing gear was selected down. Circuit breaker for landing gear motor had popped. Gear was not completely down and locked. Landing was completed." During the landing, the nose landing gear collapsed and the airplane came to rest on its nose. Subsequent to the accident, the landing gear system was inspected. No anomalies were found with respect to the landing gear system, or the landing gear unsafe warning system. ## Factual narrative On May 28, 2002, about 1415 eastern daylight time, a Mitsubishi MU2B-20, N54CK, piloted by an airline transport pilot, sustained substantial damage when the landing gear collapsed during landing on runway 23L (7,526 feet by 150 feet, dry ashpalt) at Willow Run Airport (YIP), Belleville, Michigan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was being operated under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91. The pilot, the sole occupant, reported no injuries. The flight originated from Oscoda, Michigan, at 1325. The pilot stated, "Prior to landing, landing gear was selected down. Circuit breaker for landing gear motor had popped. Gear was not completely down and locked. Landing was completed." During the landing, the nose landing gear collapsed and the airplane came to rest on its nose. Subsequent to the accident, the landing gear system was inspected. No anomalies were found with respect to the landing gear system, or the landing gear unsafe warning system. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N54CK](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54CK), registered now, S/N 135, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Mitsubishi MU2B-20 - Registry model: [Mitsubishi MU-2B-20](https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-20) (registry code 5780407) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [AiResearch 331 SER 605HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-331-ser-605hp) (registry code 01502, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 135 - Airframe hours: 8969.3 - Engines: Airesearch TPE 331-151A 665 horsepower turbo prop - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Business, Part 91 - Operator: Kalitta Air - Registered owner: Michigan Air Freight - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: AAIP, May 10, 2000, 103 hours before - Departed: OSC, OSCODA, MI - Destination: YIP, Belleville, MI - Airport: YIP, Willow Run, runway 23, 7,526 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 64; injuries: none; airline transport, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review March 3, 2002; seat: left ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 140° at 10 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 61 °F - Altimeter: 30.09 inHg - Observed at: KYIP ## 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 20020528021499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020528021499A), May 28, 2002: Mtsbsi MU2B20, Detroit, MI, Substantial damage. (.19) On may 28, 2002, at 1415 eastern daylight time, a mitsubishi MU2B-20, N54CK, piloted by a commercial pilot, sustained substantial damage when the landing… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 22, 2002, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=54800. 273 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 273 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40439379&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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