# Incident 20090608010909I: Piper PA31P, Lexington, KY, June 8, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2009, 14:30 local time
- Place: Lexington, KY
- Airport: Blue Grass
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0367° N, 84.6086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BLUE GRASS (LEX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0367&lon=-84.6086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N777GM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N777GM-2020-04-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31P (registry code 7103120, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TIGO-541SER (registry code 41539, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tigo-541ser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31P
- Reported engine: LYC TIGO541*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,405 total, 13 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090608010909I

## Narrative

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

(-23)  FAILURE OF THE LEFT BRAKE ON LANDING ROLL OUT ON RUNWAY 22 AT BLUEGRASS AIRPORT (KLEX) AFFECTED THE GROUND CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT BY THE PILOTS.  THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY HITTING A RUNWAY LIGHT AND LEFT THE RUNWAY SURFACE.  THE PILOTS WERE ABLE TO TAXI THE AIRCRAFT BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY AND CONTINUE TAXING TO THE RAMP AREA.  THE BRAKE RESERVOIR FOUND TO BE EMPTY AND AIR IN THE LEFT BRAKE SYSTEM, NO EVIDENCE OF FLUID LEAKAGE.  AFTER SERVICING THE LEFT BRAKE SYSTEM AND FILLING THE RESERVOIR THE BRAKE SYSTEM OPERATION WAS NORMAL.

## Other reports on N777GM (1)

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

- [Incident 19860201002029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860201002029I), Feb 1, 1986: Piper PA31P (N777GM), West Chicago, IL, Minor damage. Ran off end of runway after landing. Collapsed nose gear in muddy area.

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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