19990625007759A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Cabot, AR · June 25, 1999

Date: June 25, 1999
Place: Cabot, AR
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6617Y
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW99LA175
Reported as: Piper PA23250

N6617YRegistration cancelled Jan 25, 2018 · Piper PA-23-250S/N 27-3923 · Built 1968 Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

Acft brakes failed on landing, and the acft rolled into a ditch, damaged the landing gear, and slid onto a highway. (-23) while landing on a sod landing strip the aircraft overshot the runway. The pilot in command was seated in the right pilot position which was not equipped with brakes. The flying pilot, seated in the left position, failed to bring the aircraft to a stop. The aircraft was ground looped, crossed a ditch, and came to rest on a highway.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT BRAKES FAILED ON LANDING, AND THE ACFT ROLLED INTO A DITCH, DAMAGED THE LANDING GEAR, AND SLID ONTO A HIGHWAY. (-23) WHILE LANDING ON A SOD LANDING STRIP THE AIRCRAFT OVERSHOT THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT IN COMMAND WAS SEATED IN THE RIGHT PILOT POSITION WHICH WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH BRAKES. THE FLYING PILOT, SEATED IN THE LEFT POSITION, FAILED TO BRING THE AIRCRAFT TO A STOP. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUND LOOPED, CROSSED A DITCH, AND CAME TO REST ON A HIGHWAY.

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 FTW99LA175Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCabot, ARThe flight instructor's failure to attain the proper touchdown point during the landing.Jun 25, 1999 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N6617Y · 1

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

Incident 19971108043039ILevel Off Touchdown · North Little Ro, ARNarrative: while landing both propellers struck the runway before the pilot executed a go-around. Although the pilot and passenger stated that the landing gear was down and three green lights were illuminated a post-incident inspection of the landing gear…Nov 8, 1997 · Minor damage