Mitsubishi MU-2B-26 N79AC

Summary

On 15 April 1983 at about 02:17 local time, a Mitsubishi MU-2B-26 registered N79AC was involved in an accident near West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

15 April 1983 at 02:17

Classification

Accident

Location

West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Allegheny Company (AGC)

Coordinates

40.3608, -79.8990

Aircraft

Mitsubishi MU-2B-26

Registration

N79AC

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Executive/Corporate

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fredericksburg → West Mifflin

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

NYC83LA096

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE INCREASED THE POWER, AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE AIRSPEED, WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH, TO COMPENSATE FOR STRONG WINDS AND TURBULENCE. THE WIND WAS REPORTED TO BE FROM 150 DEG. AT 18 GUSTING 28 KTS. REPORTEDLY, THE ACFT CROSSED OVER THE THRESHOLD OF RWY 10 AT AN AIRSPEED THAT WAS 30 KTS FASTER THAN NORMAL. THE PLT STATED THE ACFT LANDED HARD ON THE LEFT MAIN GEAR FIRST, THEN BEGAN TO LEAN TO THE LEFT. AT SOME POINT, THE LEFT PROPELLER HIT THE RWY AND SPARKS FLEW. THE PLT STATED THAT HE THEN PULLED UP THE ACFT, RETRACTED THE GEAR, SHUT DOWN BOTH ENGINES AND LANDED GEAR UP. AN EXAM REVEALED THAT THE TIPS OF THE LEFT PROPELLER HAD SHEARED OFF AND PENETRATED THE LEFT TIP TANK. ALSO, THE BELLY, GEAR DOORS AND LANDING GEAR WERE DAMAGED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.