# Accident 19990625007759A: Piper PA23250, Cabot, AR, June 25, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1999
- Place: Cabot, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9592° N, 92.0198° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9592&lon=-92.0198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6617Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6617Y-2018-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990625007759A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 FTW99LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA175), Jun 25, 1999: Piper PA-23-250 (N6617Y), Cabot, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to attain the proper touchdown point during the landing.

## Other reports on N6617Y (1)

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

- [Incident 19971108043039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971108043039I), Nov 8, 1997: Piper PA23250 (N6617Y), North Little Ro, AR, Minor damage. Narrative: while landing both propellers struck the runway before the pilot executed a go-around. Although the pilot and passenger stated that the landing gear…

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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