- Date
- March 18, 1983, 21:35 local (Mar 19, 1983, 04:35 UTC)
- Place
- Fort Collins, CO
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N181RSMitsubishi MU-2B-40
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830318016559A
- Case key
- 16012
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt stated that the acft drifted left after touchdown. Props were brought to the beta range, & correction was added with right spoiler & right rudder. There was an immediate dropping or turning to the left & the acft hit a snowridge. Both engs were feathered & the acft slid along the snowridge. The left wing tip was striking the ground along with the left side of the fuselage. The left main landing gear drag strut was sheared flush with the barrel causing the gear to collapse. Metallurgical tests revealed that the rod had been overloaded & had not been weakened by corrosion, cracks or fatigue prior to the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N181RS
- Reported as
- Mitsubishi MU-2B-40
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 426SA
- Airframe hours
- 655
- Engine
- Airesearch TPE-331-10, 665 lbs thrust, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Executive/Corporate · Part 91
- Operator
- Newcomb Securites Co.
- Registered owner
- Interplan Leasing Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · February 17, 1983 · 58 hours before
- Departed
- GRI · Grand Island, NE
- Destination
- FNL · Ft. Collins, CO
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- FNL · Ft. Collins/Loveland Muni, runway 33, 6,500 × 100 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,901 total · 124 in this make and model · 3,754 as pilot in command · 160 in the last 90 days · 65 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 70° at 5 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,200 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 21 °F, dew point 19 °F
- Observed at
- FCL, 9 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.