Accident Mooney M20A N6561B,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 374749
 
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Date:Sunday 29 June 1986
Time:14:30 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic M20P model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Mooney M20A
Owner/operator:Robert Restina
Registration: N6561B
MSN: 1231
Year of manufacture:1966
Total airframe hrs:1478 hours
Engine model:LYCOMING O-360-AIA
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Titusville, FL -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:St.cloud, FL (FD37)
Destination airport:Titusville, FL (X21)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
THE PLT STATED THAT THE WIND CHANGED FROM A CROSSWIND TO A TAILWIND ON FINAL APCH. HE CONTINUED THE APCH, LANDED, & DURING THE LANDING ROLL, REALIZED 'THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY,' & THAT HE WOULD BE UNABLE TO STOP THE ACFT ON THE RWY. HE THEN MANEUVERED THE ACFT TOWARDS THE SIDE OF THE RWY, DURING WHICH, IT STRADDLED A DITCH CAUSING THE LEFT MAIN GEAR TO COLLAPSE. DUE TO THE DELAY IN REPORTING OF THIS ACCIDENT NO DETERMINATION COULD BE MADE AS TO THE MALFUNCTION OF THE BRAKES.

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: MIA86LA259
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB MIA86LA259

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Revision history:

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