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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Mooney M20E · Beaufort, SC · November 28, 1998

Date: November 28, 1998 · 12:30 local
Place: Beaufort, SC
Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3222F
Reported as: Mooney M20E
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360A1A
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,187 total1,900 in this make and model154 in the last 90 days

N3222FRegistration cancelled Sep 25, 2012 · Mooney M20ES/N 670015 · Built 1967 Airframe modelMooney M20E Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-5)On November 28, 1998, at 1230 eastern standard time Mooney M20E, N3222F, ditched into the coosaw river, in Beaufort, south carolina. The airplan e was operated by the private pilot under the provisions of title 14 CFR part 91, and visual flight rules. Visual meteorological condition prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the local flight. The pilot and two passengers were not injured and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The airplane departed Beaufort county airport exact time unknown. According to the FAA, the pilot stated that the engine started running rough and the airplane could not maintain altitude.

As the FAA filed it

(-5)ON NOVEMBER 28, 1998, AT 1230 EASTERN STANDARD TIME MOONEY M20E, N3222F, DITCHED INTO THE COOSAW RIVER, IN BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA. THE AIRPLAN E WAS OPERATED BY THE PRIVATE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91, AND VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT. THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED AND THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED BEAUFORT COUNTY AIRPORT EXACT TIME UNKNOWN. ACCORDING TO THE FAA, THE PILOT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND THE AIRPLANE COULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE.