# Accident 19930211002259A: Piper PA23250, Ruston, LA, February 11, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 1993, 16:50 local time
- Place: Ruston, LA
- Airport: Ruston Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial 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: N6290Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC IO540C4B5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 698 total, 42 in this make and model, 86 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930211002259A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO STOP ON RUNWAY DUE LONG LANDING AND WEAK BRAKES. FOUND LOW BRAKE FLUID FROM LEAKING BRAKE LINE FITTING.

## 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 FTW93LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA084), Feb 11, 1993: Piper PA-23-250 (N6290Y), Ruston, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE AT A HYDRAULIC FITTING, WHICH RESULTED IN A HYDRAULIC LEAK, LOSS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID, AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF BRAKING ACTION DURING THE LANDING ROLL.

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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