# Accident 20021020038309A: Piper PA32300, Plymouth, MI, October 20, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 2002, 11:20 local time
- Place: Plymouth, MI
- Airport: Mettetal-Canton Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3500° N, 83.4583° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3500&lon=-83.4583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56655, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56655) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 271 total, 148 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021020038309A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI03LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA011), Oct 20, 2002: Piper PA-32-300 (N56655), Plymouth, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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