Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise crash, Nov 20, 1992, Broomfield-...
Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise accident on November 20, 1992 near Broomfield-Rocky Mountain Metropolitan, Colorado, United States with no fatalities. Cause:...
- Date: November 20, 1992
- Aircraft: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise
- Location: Broomfield-Rocky Mountain Metropolitan, Colorado, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: FBO personnel failed to reconnect the nose wheel torque link after towing the aircraft.
A Mitsubishi MU-2 prepared for a snowy takeoff from Broomfield had been towed out of the hangar, and its nose wheel torque link was not reconnected afterward. The link separated during the takeoff roll and nose wheel steering was lost, so the takeoff was aborted. The aircraft left the runway and its nose wheel sheared off. All four occupants escaped uninjured.