# Accident 20050825022539A: Piper PA28236, San Martin, CA, August 25, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 2005, 15:15 local time
- Place: San Martin, CA
- Airport: South County Airport Of Santa Cla
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0814° N, 121.5967° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0814&lon=-121.5967&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4366K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4366K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-236 (registry code 7102815, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-236) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28236
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 263 total, 240 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05CA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA280) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050825022539A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE PIC APPLIED NORMAL BRAKE PRESSURE AND FOUND THE AIRCRAFT TURNING TO THE LEFT. THE PIC APPLIED TAKEOFF POWER AND ACCOMPLISHED A GO AROUND TO SET UP FOR A POSSIBLE ABNORMAL LANDING. THE PIC SET UP FOR AND ACCOMPLISHED A SHORT FIELD LANDING AND LET THE AIRCRAFT ROLL OUT WITHOUT BRAKES. HOWEVER HE WAS APPROACHING THE END OF THE RUNWAY, SO HE DECIDED TO SLOW THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE BRAKES, AND IMMEDIATELY FOUND HIMSELF HEADED TOWARDS THE TREE LINE THAT PARALLELS THE RUNWAY ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FIELD. THE PIC ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO HIT THE TREES AND FENCE WITHOUT APPLYING ANY MORE BRAKES AFTER THE INITIAL BRAKING TURNED HIM TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, BUT NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR THE SINGLE PASSENGER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN TOWED TO THE OWNERS HANGAR AFTER THE LOCAL FBO CONTACTED THE FSDO. AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT THE BRAKE SYSTEM HAD NOT BEEN DISASSEMBLED, ONLY VISUALLY AND OPERATIONALLY CHECKED IN THE HANGAR.

## 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 LAX05CA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA280), Aug 25, 2005: Piper PA-28-236 (N4366K), San Martin, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. A factor in the accident was the spongy brakes.

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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