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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-25-235 · Front Royal, VA · March 8, 2003

Date: March 8, 2003 · 16:00 local
Place: Front Royal, VA
Airport: Front Royal/Warren Co Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7298Z
Reported as: Piper PA25235
Reported engine: Lycoming O540B2C5
Pilot’s flight hours: 207 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

N7298ZRegistered now · Piper PA-25-235S/N 25-3111 · Built 1965 Airframe modelPiper PA-25-235 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Upon landing, aircraft experienced a right brake failure. Failure of the right brake caused the aircraft to depart the left side of the runway coming to rest in a drainage ditch. Aircraft sustained damage to the left main landing gear, left wing, and propeller. On-site evaluation identified inadequate distance between drainage ditch and the left burm of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) UPON LANDING, AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A RIGHT BRAKE FAILURE. FAILURE OF THE RIGHT BRAKE CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO DEPART THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY COMING TO REST IN A DRAINAGE DITCH. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR, LEFT WING, AND PROPELLER. ON-SITE EVALUATION IDENTIFIED INADEQUATE DISTANCE BETWEEN DRAINAGE DITCH AND THE LEFT BURM OF THE RUNWAY.

Other reports on N7298Z · 1

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

Accident 19790729028449ALow Level Operations · Warroad, MNEng. Lost pwr during swath run. Crashed in adjacent field. Flat terrain. Did not dump load.Jul 29, 1979 · Substantial damage