- Date
- December 7, 1987, 17:25 local (22:25 UTC)
- Place
- White Plains, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N866QMitsubishi MU-2B-20
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report May 26, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871207070799A
- Case key
- 36074
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Analysis
The cross country business flight was uneventful from concord, new hampshire to White Plains, new york under clear sky. During final approach, the pilot extended the gear but did not notice that the circuit breaker had opened and the gear was not lowered. The aircraft landed gear up and the gear doors partially open. The gear warning horn did not operate. The plt stated that he failed to check for 3 green lights.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N866Q
- Reported as
- Mitsubishi MU-2B-20
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- MU-2B-20
- Airframe hours
- 5,526
- Engine
- Garrett TPE-331-151A, 705 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Rrh, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 7, 1987 · 71 hours before
- Departed
- CON · Concord, NH
- Airport
- HPN · Winchester Co., runway 34, 6,550 × 150 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 70
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Multi-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 5,525 total · 1,695 in this make and model · 5,435 as pilot in command · 63 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 320° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 41 °F, dew point 19 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N866Q · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.