What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Noticed fog forming. Returned to FDR in haste to avoid fog landed downwind and overran runway. Brake cable failed. (-23) on February 3, 1998, a Piper aircraft, N4654Z, landed at frederick municipal airport (FDR). After landing, the student pilot applied the brakes, and the cable, Piper p/n 40123-9, broke. The pilot was unable to stop the aircraft which ran off the end of the runway into a muddy field and flipped over at a terrace. The aircraft was substantially damaged, including the wings, and wing struts and vertical stabilizer. The brake cable was frayed and broken at the point where it travels around a pulley. The annual inspection was completed on November 18, 1997, and had about eleven hours of operation since the inspection at the time of this accident.
As the FAA filed it
NOTICED FOG FORMING. RETURNED TO FDR IN HASTE TO AVOID FOG LANDED DOWNWIND AND OVERRAN RUNWAY. BRAKE CABLE FAILED. (-23) ON FEBRUARY 3, 1998, A PIPER AIRCRAFT, N4654Z, LANDED AT FREDERICK MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (FDR). AFTER LANDING, THE STUDENT PILOT APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND THE CABLE, PIPER P/N 40123-9, BROKE. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT WHICH RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY INTO A MUDDY FIELD AND FLIPPED OVER AT A TERRACE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, INCLUDING THE WINGS, AND WING STRUTS AND VERTICAL STABILIZER. THE BRAKE CABLE WAS FRAYED AND BROKEN AT THE POINT WHERE IT TRAVELS AROUND A PULLEY. THE ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED ON NOVEMBER 18, 1997, AND HAD ABOUT ELEVEN HOURS OF OPERATION SINCE THE INSPECTION AT THE TIME OF THIS ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.