- Date
- June 27, 1984, 13:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Ft. Pierce, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5496FMooney A-2A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840627031029A
- Case key
- 31152
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The eng lost power about 30 secs after the plt took off. During a forced landing, the acft touched down short of the rwy & the nose gear collapsed in tall grass. No preimpact mechanical discrepancies were found during an exam of the eng.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5496F
- Reported as
- Mooney A-2A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 296
- Airframe hours
- 1,445
- Engine
- Continental C-90-16F, 90 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- John P. Coughlin
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 2, 1983
- Departed
- FPR · Ft. Pierce, FL
- Airport
- FPR · St. Lucie County, runway 14, 5,000 × 200 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 50
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,732 total · 1,531 in this make and model · 1,625 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 100° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- VRB, 3 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.