35.2132° N, 80.9514° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (CLT), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
August 1, 1988 · 17:40 local
Place
Charlotte, NC
Airport
Charlotte-Douglas International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2859N
Reported as
Piper PA28201T
Reported engine
Continental TSIO360*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,482 total186 in this make and model46 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Applied brakes while taxiing but no response. Cut power but ran over ditch. Faulty brake maintenance.
As the FAA filed it
APPLIED BRAKES WHILE TAXIING BUT NO RESPONSE. CUT POWER BUT RAN OVER DITCH. FAULTY BRAKE MAINTENANCE.