# Accident 19890803034459A: Piper PA28R201, Mattituck, NY, August 3, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1989, 14:30 local time
- Place: Mattituck, NY
- Airport: Mattituck Airbase Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0010° N, 72.5305° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0010&lon=-72.5305&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1707H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1707H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-201 (registry code 7102816, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-201) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R201
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1C6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,596 total, 819 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890803034459A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT BRAKE WENT TO FLOOR ON ROLLOUT.UNABLE TO STOP ON RUNWAY.TURNED ONTO TAXIWAY AND LEFT WING HIT PARKED AIRCRAFT

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC89LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA182), Aug 3, 1989: Piper PA-28R-201 (N1707H), Mattituck, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF RIGHT BRAKING ACTION DUE TO A HYDRAULIC LEAK.

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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