Mitsubishi MU-3 N306P

Summary

On 20 January 1994 at about 14:00 local time, a Mitsubishi MU-3 registered N306P was involved in an accident near Teterboro, New Jersey, United States. 5 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.

Date

20 January 1994 at 14:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Teterboro, New Jersey, United States

Nearest airport

Teterboro (TEB)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Mitsubishi MU-3

Registration

N306P

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Executive/Corporate

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Chattanooga → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

BFO94LA028

Nobody was injured.

The pilot selected unsuitable terrain for landing. The runway conditions were factors.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane landed on a runway NOTAM'd to have 1/2 inch snow and ice and poor airplane braking for all types aircraft. The same report was on ATIS, and the same information was being provided by the ATC tower controller. The pilot said that when the airplane was slowing from 80 to 40 knots, braking was poor. He said that it was too late to execute a go-around. At 40 knots, the airplane did not seem to be slowing and the brakes were not effective. As the end of the runway was getting closer, the pilot elected to steer the airplane off the runway into a snow bank to avoid colliding with the runway's approach lights. The airplane's nose gear collapsed when the airplane collided with the snow bank.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.