# Incident 19880326020759I: Piper PA28181, Ruston, LA, March 26, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1988, 08:15 local time
- Place: Ruston, LA
- Airport: Ruston Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5132° N, 92.5884° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RUSTON RGNL (RSN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5132&lon=-92.5884&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2122L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2122L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28181
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 246 total, 177 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880326020759I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

WORN BRAKES FAILED ON THE LANDING ROLL. RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY STRIKING VARIOUS OBJECTS.

## Other reports on N2122L (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19860416012059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860416012059A), Apr 16, 1986: Piper PA28181 (N2122L), Mt Vernon, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft veered off runway end after a fast landing. Struck a fence post after sliding on wet grass.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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