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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32R-301T · Chihuahua, Mexico · September 11, 1980

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Date: September 11, 1980 · 14:30 local
Place: Chihuahua, Mexico
Airport: Los Ojos
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8118Z
Reported as: Piper PA32R301T
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,600 total14 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

N8118ZRegistered now · Piper PA-32R-301TS/N 32R-8029013 · Built 1979 Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-301T Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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Engine oil leak. Precautionary landing on short, dirt strip. Hard braking, left brake failed. Veered off runway.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE OIL LEAK. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON SHORT, DIRT STRIP. HARD BRAKING, LEFT BRAKE FAILED. VEERED OFF RUNWAY.