Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise crash, Jul 20, 2000, Den Helder-...
Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise accident on July 20, 2000 near Den Helder-De Kooy, North Holland, Netherlands with no fatalities. Cause: An expired adjustment...
- Date: July 20, 2000
- Aircraft: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise
- Location: Den Helder-De Kooy, North Holland, Netherlands
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: An expired adjustment screw on the right propeller governor kept the propeller from going into reverse pitch, causing asymmetric thrust. A burnt-out Beta light also prevented the pilot from detecting the reverse thrust fault.
A Mitsubishi MU-2 returning to De Kooy after a North Sea radar tracking flight landed normally, but after touchdown the aircraft lost directional control when reverse thrust was selected. The pilot feathered the right propeller and shut down that engine, and the aircraft left the runway into a ditch. Both pilots escaped uninjured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.