What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot reported that he performed a normal landing after approximately one hour of local flying. Upon landing on rwy 28, the pilot stated the he attempted to engage the brakes with no effect. Both the pilot and his passenger, also a certificated pilot, stated that several attempts were made to actuate the brakes, with no effect. The aircraft overran the runway and came to rest upright in a drainage ditch. Post accident investigation of the brake system indicated normal operation of the system. Both the pilot and his passenger stated that the approach and landing were normal, and that airspeed was approximately mph on final with a touchdown approximately 300' down the runway. Total runway length is 3250'. Pilot was counseled regarding the diaphragm closed-system brake system on this aircraft, and the potential susceptibility to temperature that may affect the efficiency of the braking action in cold weather.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT REPORTED THAT HE PERFORMED A NORMAL LANDING AFTER APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR OF LOCAL FLYING. UPON LANDING ON RWY 28, THE PILOT STATED THE HE ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES WITH NO EFFECT. BOTH THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER, ALSO A CERTIFICATED PILOT, STATED THAT SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO ACTUATE THE BRAKES, WITH NO EFFECT. THE AIRCRAFT OVERRAN THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST UPRIGHT IN A DRAINAGE DITCH. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM INDICATED NORMAL OPERATION OF THE SYSTEM. BOTH THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER STATED THAT THE APPROACH AND LANDING WERE NORMAL, AND THAT AIRSPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY MPH ON FINAL WITH A TOUCHDOWN APPROXIMATELY 300' DOWN THE RUNWAY. TOTAL RUNWAY LENGTH IS 3250'. PILOT WAS COUNSELED REGARDING THE DIAPHRAGM CLOSED-SYSTEM BRAKE SYSTEM ON THIS AIRCRAFT, AND THE POTENTIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY TO TEMPERATURE THAT MAY AFFECT THE EFFICIENCY OF THE BRAKING ACTION IN COLD WEATHER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.