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Event MIA87LA050
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PLT STATED THE REAR ENGINE FAILED WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT AND WHILE MAKING AN EMERGENCY LANDING HE APPROACHED THE RUNWAY TOO FAST. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY TWO THIRDS OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY AND WHEN IT COULD NOT BE STOPPED THE AIRCRAFT WAS VEERED TO THE LEFT WHERE IT NOSED OVER. POST CRASH INSPECTION OF THE REAR ENGINE BY THE FAA REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. THE REAR ENGINE PROPELLER WAS NOT IN THE FEATHERED POSITION AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION BY THE FAA. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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