What happened
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On July 21, 2012 at approximately 11:30AM, a private pilot was operating a 1956 Piper PA-22-150 tri-pacer from Augusta Municipal Airport (3AU) when they experienced ineffective braking upon landing. The pilot was planning to fly a family member, the only passenger in the accident aircraft, to ponca city, Oklahoma (pnc) for lunch. The pilot decided to conduct a takeoff and landing at 3AU to check the aircraft's general condition, before proceeding on to pnc for lunch. During the first landing attempt on runway 18 at 3AU, the pilot indicated they could not stop the aircraft with the application of the hand brake inside the cockpit and aircraft exited the south end of runway 18 at 3AU. The aircraft proceeded down a steep embankment (approximately 30 feet) until it came to an abrupt stop, after colliding with a concrete culvert located approximately 60 yards from the end of runway 18 at 3AU. The pilot and passenger exited the aircraft under their own effort and walked to the local FBO in seek of assistance. The pilot suffered only minor injuries that were treated at a local hospital where the pilot was later released on the same day. The single passenger sustained no injuries from the accident. The aircraft received substantial damage.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 21, 2012 AT APPROXIMATELY 11:30AM, A PRIVATE PILOT WAS OPERATING A 1956 PIPER PA-22-150 TRI-PACER FROM AUGUSTA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (3AU) WHEN THEY EXPERIENCED INEFFECTIVE BRAKING UPON LANDING. THE PILOT WAS PLANNING TO FLY A FAMILY MEMBER, THE ONLY PASSENGER IN THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT, TO PONCA CITY, OKLAHOMA (PNC) FOR LUNCH. THE PILOT DECIDED TO CONDUCT A TAKEOFF AND LANDING AT 3AU TO CHECK THE AIRCRAFT'S GENERAL CONDITION, BEFORE PROCEEDING ON TO PNC FOR LUNCH. DURING THE FIRST LANDING ATTEMPT ON RUNWAY 18 AT 3AU, THE PILOT INDICATED THEY COULD NOT STOP THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE APPLICATION OF THE HAND BRAKE INSIDE THE COCKPIT AND AIRCRAFT EXITED THE SOUTH END OF RUNWAY 18 AT 3AU. THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED DOWN A STEEP EMBANKMENT (APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET) UNTIL IT CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP, AFTER COLLIDING WITH A CONCRETE CULVERT LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 60 YARDS FROM THE END OF RUNWAY 18 AT 3AU. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT UNDER THEIR OWN EFFORT AND WALKED TO THE LOCAL FBO IN SEEK OF ASSISTANCE. THE PILOT SUFFERED ONLY MINOR INJURIES THAT WERE TREATED AT A LOCAL HOSPITAL WHERE THE PILOT WAS LATER RELEASED ON THE SAME DAY. THE SINGLE PASSENGER SUSTAINED NO INJURIES FROM THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
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