19850429015199A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-39 · Peculiar, MO · April 29, 1985

Date
April 29, 1985 · 17:00 local
Place
Peculiar, MO
Airport
West Aero Ranch
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8943Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC85LA094
Reported as
Piper PA39
Reported engine
Lycoming IO320B1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,730 total484 in this make and model19 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Brakes were ineffective on wet grass runway. Directional control lost and gear collapsed in rough off runway side.

As the FAA filed it

BRAKES WERE INEFFECTIVE ON WET GRASS RUNWAY. DIRECTIONAL CONTROL LOST AND GEAR COLLAPSED IN ROUGH OFF RUNWAY SIDE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.