# Accident 20080819846559A: Piper PA22160, Jeannette, PA, August 19, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 2008, 18:52 local time
- Place: Jeannette, PA
- Airport: Greensburg Jeannette Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3764° N, 79.6083° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3764&lon=-79.6083&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9403D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9403D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-160 (registry code 7102214, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22160
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 87 total, 85 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA08LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080819846559A

## Narrative

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

(-23) SAFETY RECOMMENDATION FOR AN AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE FOR THE PA-22 SERIES AIRCRAFT.  ON AUGUST 19, 2008, PIPER PA-22, N9403D RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING LANDING AT GREENSBURG-JEANETTE AIRPORT (5G8).  INVESTIGATION FOUND THE BRAKE CABLE P/N 40123-91 BROKEN.  THIS IS THE ONLY SOURCE OF BRAKE FOR THE PA-22 (ONE HAND LEVER BELOW THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FOR BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT BRAKES).  THIS CABLE FAILURE AND LOSS OF BRAKES CAUSED THE PILOT TO TURN RIGHT RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT, BUT AVOIDING A 200 FOOT DROP OFF AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY.  ON MARCH 7, 1962, PIPER ISSUED SERVICE LETTER NO. 369 (ATTACHED) REQUIRING THE INSPECTION OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED BRAKE CABLE.  THIS WOULD INDICATE THAT OVER 40 YEARS AGO THIS FAILURE WAS OCCURRING.  THIS MEMORANDUM WILL SERVE AS MY RECOMMENDATION THAT YOUR OFFICE CONSIDER AN AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE THAT WOULD REQUIRE COMPLIANCE WITH PIPER. (-23 AMENDMENT) ON AUGUST 20, 2008, INSPECTORS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ARRIVED AT GREENSBURG JEANETTE AIRPORT (5G8) TO INVESTIGATE A REPORTED AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT, AND FOUND N9403D HAD BEEN MOVED TO A HANGER. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, THE PROPELLER, AND THE NOSE GEAR HAD COLLAPSED. ON AUGUST 19, 2008, PIPER PA-22, N9403D RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING LANDING AT GREENSBURG-JEANETTE AIRPORT (5G8).  INVESTIGATION FOUND THE BRAKE CABLE P/N 40123-91 BROKEN.  THIS IS THE ONLY SOURCE OF BRAKE FOR THE PA-22 (ONE HAND LEVER BELOW THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FOR BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT BRAKES).  THIS CABLE FAILURE AND LOSS OF BRAKES CAUSED THE PILOT TO TURN RIGHT RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT, BUT AVOIDING A 200 FOOT DROP OFF AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. A REVIEW OF THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RECORDS WAS SATISFACTORY.

## 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 MIA08LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08LA168), Aug 19, 2008: Piper PA-22-160 (N9403D), Jeannette, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the brakes to function due to inadequate inspection of the brake cable by maintenance personnel.

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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