# Accident 20120721020569A: Piper PA-22-150, Augusta, KS, July 21, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 2012, 11:30 local time
- Place: Augusta, KS
- Airport: Augusta Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6717° N, 97.0778° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6717&lon=-97.0778&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4749A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4749A-2021-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-22-150
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 125 total, 115 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA471](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA471) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120721020569A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN12LA471](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA471), Jul 21, 2012: Piper PA-22-150 (N4749A), Augusta, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of brake effectiveness on landing roll for reasons that could not be determined because a postaccident brake system examination did not reveal any anomalies, which resulted in a runway…

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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