Mitsubishi MU 2B-40 N425GZ

Summary

On 29 January 2020 at about 15:00 local time, a Mitsubishi MU 2B-40 registered N425GZ was involved in an accident near Chilton, Wisconsin, United States. One person was 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

29 January 2020 at 15:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Chilton, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Flying Feathers (11Y)

Coordinates

44.0611, -88.1950

Aircraft

Mitsubishi MU 2B-40

Registration

N425GZ

Category

Airplane

Year built

1980

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

New Holstein → Chilton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN20LA125

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's decision to land on the turf runway with insufficient landing performance and his subsequent loss of control during the landing roll.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was landing the turbine-powered airplane on a 2,500-ft-long frozen, turf runway. The pilot reported to the manufacturer that, during the landing roll, the airplane yawed left and the right wing contacted the ground, resulting in substantial damage. Examination of the airplane did not reveal any anomalies that would have resulted in a directional control issue. According to the pilot operating handbook, the airplane’s landing distance over a 50-ft for a dry, hard surface runway was about 2,500 ft. The manufacturer estimated that this distance for a wet or turf runway were about 4,250 ft. The pilot did not respond to requests for information regarding his flight planning or estimated landing distance. The pilot's decision to land on a runway that provided an inadequate distance likely resulted in an inability to maintain control of the airplane during the landing roll.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.