Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise crash, Sep 28, 2011, Kennesaw-Co...
Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise accident on September 28, 2011 near Kennesaw-Cobb County (McCollum), Georgia, United States with no fatalities. Cause:...
- Date: September 28, 2011
- Aircraft: Mitsubishi MU-2 Marquise
- Location: Kennesaw-Cobb County (McCollum), Georgia, United States
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Incorrect installation of the right nose gear strut during recent maintenance, which allowed the nose gear to collapse on landing.
A Mitsubishi MU-2B-25 landing at Cobb County after a flight from Huntsville had its nose gear collapse just after touchdown. Investigators found the right nose gear strut had been installed incorrectly, a left-side strut being fitted on the right. The pilot and two passengers were uninjured, but the forward pressure vessel was damaged.