# Incident 19970323008219I: Piper PA30, Everett, WA, March 23, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 1997, 16:45 local time
- Place: Everett, WA
- Airport: Snohomish County - Paine Fld
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9790° N, 122.2021° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Everett, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9790&lon=-122.2021&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8768Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8768Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-30 (registry code 7103002, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA30
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,950 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970323008219I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: N8768Y, A PA-30 TWIN COMMANCHE, WAS COMING TO A FULL-STOP LANDING ON RUNWAY 34L AT PAINE FIELD AND THE PILOT CLAIMED THE LEFT BRAKE LOCKED UP. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND RAN OFF THE RUNWAY ENDING UP 400 FEET WEST OF RUNWAY IN THE GRASS. THREE PERSONS WERE ON BOARD WITH NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAKEN TO REGAL AIR. REGAL AIR DID NOT FIND ANY MECHANICAL DEFICIENCIES WITH BRAKES OR NOSE STEERING. THE PILOT STATED THAT A BOEING 747 WAS ALSO IN THE PATTERN AND THE INCIDENT MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY WAKE TURBULENCE. THE LEFT PROPELLER AND THE LEFT WINGTIP WERE DAMAGED IN THE INCIDENT. WEATHER:	METAR KPA	2400552 01010KT 50SM SCT 040 BKN 200 09/03 A 3025

## Other reports on N8768Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19940413014739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940413014739I), Apr 13, 1994: Piper PA30 (N8768Y), Los Lunas, NM, Minor damage. Landing gear collapsed on landing rollout. Landing gear transmission failed at attacj point.

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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