# Accident 19871125082139A: Mooney M22, Fort Pierce, FL, November 25, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 25, 1987, 23:20 local time
- Place: Fort Pierce, FL
- Airport: St Lucie County International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.4975° N, 80.3726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4975&lon=-80.3726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7739M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7739M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M22 (registry code 5870402, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-541 series (registry code 41536, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-541-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M22
- Reported engine: LYC TIO541A1A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 827 total, 497 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA88LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA045) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871125082139A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY ON ROLLOUT RESULTED IN PLANE VEERING OFF RUNWAY IN SAND.. ALL 3 GEARS COLLAPSED. CAUSE UNKNOWN.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA88LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA045), Nov 26, 1987: Mooney M-22 (N7739M), Fort Pierce, FL, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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