# Accident 20090613014659A: Amtr LONGEZ, Placerville, CA, June 13, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 2009, 17:50 local time
- Place: Placerville, CA
- Airport: Placerville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7242° N, 120.7531° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7242&lon=-120.7531&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7999H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7999H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Howard Thomas J JR LONG EZ (registry code 05690C6, https://openairdocs.org/model/howard-thomas-j-jr-long-ez) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-D3G (registry code 42156, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-d3g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LONGEZ
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09LA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA287) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090613014659A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ENROUTE FROM THE MARYSVILLE AIRPORT, CA AND SUBSEQUENT LANDING AT PLACERVILLE AIRPORT, CA. ONTO RUNWAY 23 THE LEFT BRAKE FAILED.  THE AIRPLANE VEERED OF THE RUNWAY CROSSED OVER THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY NEXT INTO A RAMP TIE-DOWN AREA.  THEN THE AIRPLANE CRASHED INTO AN UNOCCUPIED VAN, PARKED IN A TIE-DOWN SPOT.  THE COLLISION RESULTED IN EXTENSIVVE DISTORTING AND DEFORMING OF THE NOSE, WINGS, WINGLET RUDDERS, LANDING GEAR 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 WPR09LA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09LA287), Jun 14, 2009: Howard Long EZ (N7999H), Placerville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to maintain directional control during the landing roll due to a jammed brake cable.

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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