# NTSB MIA98LA223: Mitsubishi MU-2, N110GC, Miami, FL, August 8, 1998 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: August 8, 1998, 12:02 local (16:02 UTC) - Place: Miami, FL - Coordinates: 25.650728, -80.409873 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.6507&lon=-80.4099&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 4 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 21, 2000 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 43695 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA98LA223 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/43695/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA223 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to use a checklist and ensure that the landing gear was down and locked during approach to landing. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Wheels up landing, landing - flare/touchdown - landing gear - not activated (cause) - checklist - not used, pilot in command - In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - terrain condition - runway ## Analysis The pilot reported the flight was normal until the touchdown at the destination airport. According to him, 'the wheels were up,' and he landed on the belly. He further said all indications were that he, 'did not switch the wheels down.' The pilot did not give any indication that at anytime during the approach, he did or did not use a checklist. The pilot stated he thought he put the landing gear down; when asked if he used a checklist the pilot said he had a checklist in front of him but he, 'must have missed it.' The pilot stated during his descent he noticed his airspeed was higher than normal, and he continued the approach to landing until the belly of the airplane came in contact with the ground. ## Factual narrative On August 8, 1998, about 1202 eastern daylight time, a Mitsubishi MU-2, N110GC, registered to Engineered Products Company Inc, landed gear up at Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport, Miami, Florida, while on a Title 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and an IFR flight plan was filed. The airplane was substantially damaged and the private-rated pilot and 3 passengers reported no injuries. The flight had originated from San Juan, Puerto Rico, at approximately 0830. The pilot reported the flight from "Puerto Rico to Miami all normal; until touch down when the wheels were up and I land[ed] on the belly of the aircraft all indicted[sic] that I did not switch the wheels down." The pilot did not give any indication that at any time during the approach, he did or did not use a checklist. In a telephone conversation on August 27 1998, the pilot stated he thought he had put the landing gear down; when asked if he used a checklist, the pilot said, "he had a checklist in front of him but he must have missed it." The pilot stated during his descent he noticed his airspeed was higher than normal, and he continued the approach to landing until the belly of the airplane came in contact with the ground, resulting in substantial damage to the airplane. ## Aircraft - Registration: N110GC (not matched to a registry record) - Reported make and model: Mitsubishi MU-2 - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 363SA - Airframe hours: 4399 - Engines: Garrett TPE331-5-252M 715 lbs thrust turbo prop - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Engineered Products Co. Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, February 7, 1998, 54 hours before - Departed: SIG, SAN JUAN, PR - Destination: TMB, KENDALL TAMIAMI, FL - Flight plan: IFR - Airport: TMB, Kendall Tamiami, runway 9, 5,000 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 54; private; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 2,482 total, 396 in this make and model, 2,190 as pilot in command, 29 in the last 90 days, 15 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 130° at 8 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 2,500 ft broken - Temperature: 90 °F, dew point 77 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: TMB ## 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 19980808029719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980808029719A), Aug 8, 1998: Mtsbsi MU2B26A, Miami, FL, Substantial damage. (.4)On August 8, 1998, about 1202 eastern daylight time, a mitsubishi MU2, N110GC, registered to engineered products company inc., landed gear up at… 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. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.