# Incident 19990830027979I: Piper STCJ3, Fernandina Beac, FL, August 30, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1999, 14:00 local time
- Place: Fernandina Beac, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6558° N, 81.4503° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fernandina Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6558&lon=-81.4503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2RK (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER STCJ3
- Reported engine: CONT O200A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 160 total, 90 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990830027979I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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