19871025060609A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-30 · Brownsville, TX · October 25, 1987

Date
October 25, 1987 · 17:14 local
Place
Brownsville, TX
Airport
Brownsville-South Padre International
Phase of flight
Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7969Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW88LA016
Reported as
Piper PA30
Reported engine
Lycoming IO320B1A
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
931 total271 in this make and model216 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Pulled mixture to fail engine on landing. Applied full power for takeoff but engine still out. Ground looped.

As the FAA filed it

PULLED MIXTURE TO FAIL ENGINE ON LANDING. APPLIED FULL POWER FOR TAKEOFF BUT ENGINE STILL OUT. GROUND LOOPED.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N7969Y · 1

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