# Accident 20031123030189A: Piper PA22135, Emmett, ID, November 23, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 2003, 14:45 local time
- Place: Emmett, ID
- Airport: Emmett Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8542° N, 116.5444° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8542&lon=-116.5444&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8982C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8982C-2011-03-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-135 (registry code 7102206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22135
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 128 total, 15 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA04LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031123030189A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 SEA04LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04LA021), Nov 23, 2003: Piper PA-22-135 (N8982C), Emmett, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: Brake failure as a result of inadequate hydraulic (brake) fluid in the aircraft's closed brake system. Contributing factors were the pilot's overall lack of experience in the aircraft make/model, the…

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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