# Accident 20070702017579A: Piper PA36285, Belle Plaine, IA, July 2, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2007, 22:30 local time
- Place: Belle Plaine, IA
- Airport: Belle Plaine Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: S8PG
- Location: 41.8899° N, 92.2698° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8899&lon=-92.2698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57600, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57600-2017-09-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-36-285 (registry code 7103610, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-285) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA36285
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,249 total, 13 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA203) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070702017579A

## Narrative

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

(-23) LEFT BRAKE FAILED DURING LANDING. AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND STOPPED IN A DITCH ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE RESULTED TO THE LEFT WING AND AFT FUSELAGE, LEFT LANDING GEAR, ENGINE, AND PROPELLER.

## 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 CHI07LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA203), Jul 3, 2007: Piper PA-36-285 (N57600), Belle Plaine, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing rollout.

## Other reports on N57600 (2)

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

- [Accident 19811005065739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811005065739A), Oct 5, 1981: Piper PA36285 (N57600), Munday, TX, Substantial damage. Unable to climb out of ground effect. Landed cross terrace rows. Flipped over. Was at gross weight. Hot, humid day.
- [Accident 19760717025709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760717025709A), Jul 17, 1976: Piper PA36285 (N57600), Gilliland, TX, Substantial damage

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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