Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise crash, Mar 11, 2005, Blythe
Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise accident on March 11, 2005 near Blythe, California, United States with no fatalities. Cause: The pilot failed to lower the...
- Date: March 11, 2005
- Aircraft: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise
- Location: Blythe, California, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot failed to lower the landing gear before landing. His attention was diverted by the flap system anomaly (NTSB).
A Jaax Flying Service Mitsubishi MU-2B on a charter flight from Banning landed at Blythe with its landing gear still retracted. The flaps would not lock during the approach, and the pilot flew a no-flap landing using the emergency checklist. He overlooked the gear extension step and touched down gear up, with no one injured.