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FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-140 · Carthage, NC · July 23, 1998

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Date
July 23, 1998 · 17:15 local
Place
Carthage, NC
Airport
Gilliam Mcconnell
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4212J
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA98LA208
Reported as
Piper PA28140
Reported engine
Lycoming O320E2A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
95 total6 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days
N4212JRegistration cancelled Jan 9, 2002 · Piper PA-28-140S/N 28-22559 · Built 1966Airframe modelPiper PA-28-140Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(.4) The flight departed, performed airwork and 1 touch-and-go landing at a nearby airport, then returned to the original departure airport. The pilot overflew the airport, observed the windsock, then entered the traffic pattern to land on runway 31. The pilot reported that after touchdown on the 2 ,538-foot long runway with the flaps fully extended, he lightly applied the brakes, which felt mushy. He then maneuvered the airplane onto grass to help slow the airplane but this was not effective. He maneuvered the airplaneonto the runway and with obstructions ahead, forcefully applied right brake which caused the airplane to veer to the right. The airplane traveled off the runway and came to rest with nose and left main landing gears collapsed. Examination of the brake system by the FAA revealed no evidence of preimpact failure or malfunction. A weather observation taken at an airport 6 miles away indicates in part that the wind was from 230 degrees at 14 knots. (-23) pilot landed too long and fast, and was unable to stop aircraft on runway. Aircraft skidded off runway while attempting to stop, causing substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

(.4) THE FLIGHT DEPARTED, PERFORMED AIRWORK AND 1 TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING AT A NEARBY AIRPORT, THEN RETURNED TO THE ORIGINAL DEPARTURE AIRPORT. THE PILOT OVERFLEW THE AIRPORT, OBSERVED THE WINDSOCK, THEN ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN TO LAND ON RUNWAY 31. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON THE 2 ,538-FOOT LONG RUNWAY WITH THE FLAPS FULLY EXTENDED, HE LIGHTLY APPLIED THE BRAKES, WHICH FELT MUSHY. HE THEN MANEUVERED THE AIRPLANE ONTO GRASS TO HELP SLOW THE AIRPLANE BUT THIS WAS NOT EFFECTIVE. HE MANEUVERED THE AIRPLANEONTO THE RUNWAY AND WITH OBSTRUCTIONS AHEAD, FORCEFULLY APPLIED RIGHT BRAKE WHICH CAUSED THE AIRPLANE TO VEER TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRPLANE TRAVELED OFF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST WITH NOSE AND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEARS COLLAPSED. EXAMINATION OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM BY THE FAA REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF PREIMPACT FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. A WEATHER OBSERVATION TAKEN AT AN AIRPORT 6 MILES AWAY INDICATES IN PART THAT THE WIND WAS FROM 230 DEGREES AT 14 KNOTS. (-23) PILOT LANDED TOO LONG AND FAST, AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT SKIDDED OFF RUNWAY WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA98LA208Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCarthage, NCThe failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airport resulting in the collapse of the nose and left main landing gears.Jul 23, 1998 · Substantial damage