# Accident 19960902026169A: Piper PA28140, Kernville, CA, September 2, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1996, 12:49 local time
- Place: Kernville, CA
- Airport: Kern Valley Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7297° N, 118.3896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7297&lon=-118.3896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5480F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5480F-1997-06-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E3D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 81 total, 72 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA327) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960902026169A

## Narrative

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

BRAKE FAILURE ON LANDING ROLL. DELAYED ON GO AROUND. UNABLE STOP INTENTIONALLY TURNED OFF RUNWAY. HIT PILE OF ROCKS

## 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 LAX96LA327](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA327), Sep 2, 1996: Piper PA-28-140 (N5480F), Kernville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: brake failure due to a stripped brake fitting that allowed the brake fluid to leak out of the system. The failure of maintenance personnel to detect and repair the faulty brake line during the last…

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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