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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32R-301 · Brooksville, FL · May 10, 2011

Date: May 10, 2011 · 16:00 local
Place: Brooksville, FL
Airport: Pilot Country
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8255M
Reported as: Piper PA-32R-301
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-540 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,159 total978 in this make and model80 in the last 90 days

N8255MRegistered now · Piper PA-32R-301S/N 32R-8013128 · Built 1980 Airframe modelPiper PA-32R-301 Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot states that approach was normal but he floated down the runway further than anticipated. Upon touchdown he pumped the brakes then applied them fully when he was not slowing down enough. Nearing the end of the runway he decided he was not going to stop in time so he released the left brake and fully applied the right brake to spin the aircraft. The aircraft came to a rest approximately 15' off of the runway with a collapsed left main gear and blown right tire. Minor wing tip damage on the left wing, minor left flap damage and minor skin damage on the left lower fuselage. NTSB declined involvement.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATES THAT APPROACH WAS NORMAL BUT HE FLOATED DOWN THE RUNWAY FURTHER THAN ANTICIPATED. UPON TOUCHDOWN HE PUMPED THE BRAKES THEN APPLIED THEM FULLY WHEN HE WAS NOT SLOWING DOWN ENOUGH. NEARING THE END OF THE RUNWAY HE DECIDED HE WAS NOT GOING TO STOP IN TIME SO HE RELEASED THE LEFT BRAKE AND FULLY APPLIED THE RIGHT BRAKE TO SPIN THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST APPROXIMATELY 15' OFF OF THE RUNWAY WITH A COLLAPSED LEFT MAIN GEAR AND BLOWN RIGHT TIRE. MINOR WING TIP DAMAGE ON THE LEFT WING, MINOR LEFT FLAP DAMAGE AND MINOR SKIN DAMAGE ON THE LEFT LOWER FUSELAGE. NTSB DECLINED INVOLVEMENT.