Mitsubishi MU2B-20 N40RP
23 January 1990 · Nashville, Tennessee, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 January 1990 at about 08:06 local time, a Mitsubishi MU2B-20 registered N40RP, operated by Transportation America Corp., was involved in an accident near Nashville, Tennessee, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 08:06
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Nashville, Tennessee, United States
- Nearest airport
- Nashville Int'l (BNA)
- Coordinates
- 36.1108, -86.6591
- Aircraft
- Mitsubishi MU2B-20
- Registration
- N40RP
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Transportation America Corp.
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Unknown → Memphis
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Bright
- NTSB number
- ATL90LA053
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE ADJUSTMENT OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM WHICH RESULTED IN THE JAMMING OF THE LEFT GEAR DOOR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
AFTER ARRIVING AT THE DESTINATION THE LANDING GEAR COULD NOT BE EXTENDED. THE AIRPLANE WAS FLOWN BACK TO ITS BASE WHERE A GEAR UP LANDING WAS PERFORMED. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THAT THE LEFT GEAR DOOR DID NOT UNLOCK. THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION SYSTEM FAILED TO OPERATE AS A RESULT OF EITHER THE FAILURE OF THE CLUTCH ACTUATOR TO RESET AFTER THE LAST RETRACTION OR SLIPPAGE OF THE CLUTCH. THE PILOT'S REPORT STATED THAT THE DIRECTOR OF MAINTENANCE INDICATED THAT THE ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED BY MORE FREQUENT LUBRICATION OF THE CLUTCH.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Mitsubishi MU2B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 1992 | Mitsubishi MU2B-36 | Edwards Afb, California, United States | US Navy China Lake NWC | Unknown | - |
| 4 Feb 1982 | Mitsubishi MU2B-40 | Hayden, Colorado, United States | JA Baldwin MFG Co | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 May 2002 | Mitsubishi MU2B-20 | Belleville, Michigan, United States | Kalitta Air | No injuries | - |
| 27 Nov 1977 | Mitsubishi MU2B | Elgin, Illinois, United States | Commander Leas | No injuries | - |
| 13 Feb 1974 | Mitsubishi MU2B | Elgin, Illinois, United States | W R Meadows In | No injuries | - |
| 15 May 2017 | Mitsubishi MU2B | Eleuthera, Bahamas | - | Fatal | 4 |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Oct 1990 | Olsen-Gordon VERI EZE | Hohenwald, Tennessee, United States | Creel, Rodney J. | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Nov 1990 | Bell 47J-2 | Gatlinburg, Tennessee, United States | Pigeon Forge Helicopters, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 1990 | Cessna 150J | Ripley, Tennessee, United States | Shelby Aviation, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Nov 1990 | Bell 412 | Knoxville, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Nov 1990 | Saab-Scania Ab (Saab) 340A | Memphis, Tennessee, United States | Heleasco Twenty Four, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Oct 1990 | E Tn Plts Starduster STARDUSTER II | Knoxville, Tennessee, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |