LAX81DUQ33

NTSB accident investigation · Mitsubishi MU-2 · Goleta, CA · September 13, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 13, 1981
Place
Goleta, CA · GOLETA, CA
Injuries
3 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N100NPMitsubishi MU-2
Status
Completed · report January 12, 1982
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810913062189A
Case key
123523

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3010  81/9/13    GOLETA,CA           MITSUBISHI MU-2     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 4808
        TIME - 1845                    N100NP              PX-  0  0  2  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 392 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA BARBARA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TORRANCE,CA                 GOLETA,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
        REMARKS- PLT RPRTD ENCTRG ELEC PROBLEM W AC SYS,THOUGHT HE PUT GEAR DWN,DUSK.NO GEAR MALFUNCTION FOUND.

Aircraft

Registration
N100NP
Reported as
Mitsubishi MU-2
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo prop
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Santa Barbara

FAA reports on this event · 1

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