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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Culebra, Puerto Rico · March 16, 1978

Date: March 16, 1978 · 17:35 local
Place: Culebra, Puerto Rico
Airport: Municipal
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5059Y
Reported as: Piper PA23250
People aboard: 5
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,220 total57 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N5059YRegistration cancelled Dec 10, 2012 · Piper PA-23-250S/N 27-2070 · Built 1962 Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot over ran runway into a ditch due to brake failure. System needed to be purged of air.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT OVER RAN RUNWAY INTO A DITCH DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE. SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE PURGED OF AIR.