# Accident 19970406026149A: Piper PA34200T, Healdsburg, CA, April 6, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1997, 12:55 local time
- Place: Healdsburg, CA
- Airport: Healdsburg Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6298° N, 122.8900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6298&lon=-122.8900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8188X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8188X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360EB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 820 total, 51 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970406026149A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED NO BRAKES ON LANDING. ABLE PUMP UP RIGHT BRAKE. VEERED OFF RUNWAY AND GROUND LOOPED TO AVOID OVERRUN

## 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 LAX97LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA153), Apr 6, 1997: Piper PA-34-200T (N8188X), Healdsburg, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of pressure in the landing gear normal brake system for undetermined reasons requiring the pilot to make an intentional ground loop to stop the aircraft.

## Other reports on N8188X (1)

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

- [Incident 20011003033399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011003033399I), Oct 3, 2001: Piper PA34200T (N8188X), Liberty, MO, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot executed a standard approach to runway 18 at the Roosterville, Missouri airport (0N0). After clearing obstacles at the approach end of the…

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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