NTSB CAROL · Event
Event MIA88LA045
Registry · N7739M
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
MOONEY M22
Year of manufacture
1970 · 17 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING TI0-541 SER (310 hp)
Seats / Engines
5 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19730418
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AA77CB
Registrant of record
PIETSCH WARREN A
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
PLT STATED THAT ON LANDING ROLL AT APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 35 KNOTS THE NOSE LANDING GEAR BEGAN TO SHIMMY AND TURN TO THE LEFT. FULL RIGHT BRAKE AND RUDDER COULD NOT CORRECT THE LEFT TURNING TENDENCY OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO SAND AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR SEPARATED AND THE MAIN LANDING GEARS COLLAPSED. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR REVEALED NO EVIDENCE TO INDICATE THE CAUSE OF THE SHIMMY AND LEFT TURNING TENDENCY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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NTSB_1987_MIA88LA045.txt.
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