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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Mooney M22 · Vero Beach, FL · July 23, 1989

Date
July 23, 1989 · 08:08 local
Place
Vero Beach, FL
Airport
Vero Beach Municipal
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7738M
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA89LA205
Reported as
Mooney M22
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540A1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,414 total1,150 in this make and model55 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Veered off runway on landing and ran into a ditch. Improper weld on strut near steering collar had failed.

As the FAA filed it

VEERED OFF RUNWAY ON LANDING AND RAN INTO A DITCH. IMPROPER WELD ON STRUT NEAR STEERING COLLAR HAD FAILED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.