30.6558° N, 81.4503° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Fernandina Beach, FL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
August 30, 1999 · 14:00 local
Place
Fernandina Beac, FL
Phase of flight
Descent
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2RK
Reported as
Piper STCJ3
Reported engine
Continental O200A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
160 total90 in this make and model40 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.
(-23) While descending to 1600 feet, the aircraft engine began running roughly. Carburetor heat was applied but the engine continued to run roughly. Emergency landing accomplished on sand bar adjacent to bird island. The right main gear dug into the sand upon rollout. The aircraft nosed over and bent prop. No injuries.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WHILE DESCENDING TO 1600 FEET, THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGHLY. CARBURETOR HEAT WAS APPLIED BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN ROUGHLY. EMERGENCY LANDING ACCOMPLISHED ON SAND BAR ADJACENT TO BIRD ISLAND. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR DUG INTO THE SAND UPON ROLLOUT. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND BENT PROP. NO INJURIES.