# NTSB CHI81IA065: Mitsubishi MU-2B, N854MA, Middletown, OH, June 13, 1981

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 13, 1981
- Place: Middletown, OH · MIDDLETOWN, OH
- Location: 39.5030° N, 84.3649° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Middletown, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5030&lon=-84.3649&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 3, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124836
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81IA065
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81IA065

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0038  81/6/13    MIDDLETOWN,OH       MITSUBISHI MU-2B    CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1528                    N854MA              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            35, 3077 TOTAL HOURS, 434
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOOK MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHILADELPHIA,PA             MIDDLETOWN,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N854MA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MITSUBISHI MU-2B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Hook Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

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

- [Incident 19810613035999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810613035999I), Jun 13, 1981: Mtsbsi MU2B36A, Middletown, OH, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to extend landing gear due to improper use of checklist.

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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