# Accident 20040228006169A: Piper PA28236, Bourbon, IN, February 28, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 2004, 10:30 local time
- Place: Bourbon, IN
- Airport: Rust'S Landing Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3644° N, 86.0633° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3644&lon=-86.0633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8438B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8438B-2024-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-236 (registry code 7102815, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-236) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-540-J3A5D (registry code 42358, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-540-j3a5d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28236
- Reported engine: LYC O540J3A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,299 total, 39 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040228006169A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED EXCESSIVE BRAKE WEAR. ABOUT 20% BRAKE SURFACE BEING UTILIZED ON BOTH BRAKE DISCS COMBINED. LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION DID NOTHING TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM AND CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE WAS NOT INITIATED OR ENTERED INTO AIRCRAFT LOGBOOKS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PILOT REPORTED LESS THAN NORMAL BRAKING AVAILABLE. REPORTED THAT HE COULD NOT GET TIRES TO LOCK UP. AIRCRAFT LANDED ON GRASS RUNWAY, CROSSED HIGHWAY AND LEFT WING HIG POWER POLE ON OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET. NO SKID MARKS WERE PRESENT ON STREET OR CONCRETE DRIVEWAY ACROSS STREET.

## 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 CHI04LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA080), Feb 28, 2004: Piper PA-28-236 (N8438B), Bourbon, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate annual inspection in that the worn brake disks were not replaced which resulted in diminished braking capability during the landing roll. A factor associated with the accident was the…

## Other reports on N8438B (1)

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

- [Accident 20240401003539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240401003539A), Apr 1, 2024: Piper PA-28-236 (N8438B), Muncie, IN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On April 1, 2024, at approximately 10:28AM eastern time, a Piper PA-28, [privacy data omitted], was on approach to runway 14 at Delaware county airport (kmie),…

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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