# NTSB FTW81FQA13: Mitsubishi MU-2B, N306H, Albuquerque, NM, January 11, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 11, 1981
- Place: Albuquerque, NM · ALBUQUERQUE, NM
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 13, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126882
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81FQA13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FQA13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0480  81/1/11    ALBUQUERQUE,NM      MITSUBISHI MU-2B    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 20000
        TIME - 1530                    N306H               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 630 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALAMEDA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LONG BEACH,CA               ALBUQUERQUE,NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER SYSTEM: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - THRUST REVERSAL-ASYMETRICAL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- L PROP DID NOT REVERSE FOR REASONS NOT DETERMINED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N306H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MITSUBISHI MU-2B
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Alameda

## 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 19810111000979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810111000979A), Jan 11, 1981: Mtsbsi MU2B35, Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on landing. Hit ditch on side of runway. No defects found. Pilot propeller reversing error

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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