20021020038309A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Plymouth, MI · October 20, 2002

Date: October 20, 2002 · 11:20 local
Place: Plymouth, MI
Airport: Mettetal-Canton Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N56655
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI03LA011
Reported as: Piper PA32300
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 271 total148 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days

N56655Registered now · Piper PA-32-300S/N 32-7440012 · Built 1973 Airframe modelPiper PA-32-300 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot landed long on runway with slight cross wind 4 to 6 KTS. Aircraft floated and drifted off runway to right striking vassie control panel with left wing at inboard leading edge of fuel tank. Pilot indicated problems with brakes and aircraft maintenance log book documented repairs had been made to brakes on two different dates.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT LANDED LONG ON RUNWAY WITH SLIGHT CROSS WIND 4 TO 6 KTS. AIRCRAFT FLOATED AND DRIFTED OFF RUNWAY TO RIGHT STRIKING VASSIE CONTROL PANEL WITH LEFT WING AT INBOARD LEADING EDGE OF FUEL TANK. PILOT INDICATED PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES AND AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE LOG BOOK DOCUMENTED REPAIRS HAD BEEN MADE TO BRAKES ON TWO DIFFERENT DATES.

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 CHI03LA011Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPlymouth, MIThe pilot not maintaining directional control during landing and the inoperative right main landing gear brake. Contributing factors were the failed brake master cylinder seal, resulting in a hydraulic leak, the inadequate preflight by the pilot, the fuel…Oct 20, 2002 · Substantial damage