# Accident 19890723028669A: Mooney M22, Vero Beach, FL, July 23, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1989, 08:08 local time
- Place: Vero Beach, FL
- Airport: Vero Beach Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.6406° N, 80.3908° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6406&lon=-80.3908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7738M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7738M-1999-01-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M22 (registry code 5870402, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M22
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,414 total, 1,150 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA89LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA205) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890723028669A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MIA89LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA205), Jul 23, 1989: Mooney M22 (N7738M), Vero Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF AN OLD WELD REPAIR ON THE NOSE GEAR STRUT HOUSING. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS IMPROPER MAINTENANCE BY OTHER (UNKNOWN) MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL.

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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