19990712043769A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-23-250 · Snohomish, WA · July 12, 1999

Date: July 12, 1999 · 20:00 local
Place: Snohomish, WA
Airport: Harvey Field Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N65PR
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA99LA131
Reported as: Piper PA23250

N65PRRegistration cancelled Nov 13, 2012 · Piper PA-23-250S/N 277405289 · Built 1974 Airframe modelPiper PA-23-250 Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot experienced LH brake failure after approx. 300 feet of landing rollout. Pilot veered left to avoid bystanders and down a 3 ft embankment then struck an abandoned pickup truck on the west side of the north end of the runway. LH engine sustained prop strick on truck and nose gear folded.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT EXPERIENCED LH BRAKE FAILURE AFTER APPROX. 300 FEET OF LANDING ROLLOUT. PILOT VEERED LEFT TO AVOID BYSTANDERS AND DOWN A 3 FT EMBANKMENT THEN STRUCK AN ABANDONED PICKUP TRUCK ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE NORTH END OF THE RUNWAY. LH ENGINE SUSTAINED PROP STRICK ON TRUCK AND NOSE GEAR FOLDED.

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 SEA99LA131Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSnohomish, WABrake system failure due to the presence of air bubbles in the hydraulic fluid.Jul 12, 1999 · Substantial damage