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MIA88LA045

1987-11-26 · FORT PIERCE, Florida, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport FPR

Current FAA registration · N7739M

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

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

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_MIA88LA045.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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