# Accident 20131107022949A: Piper PA 46-350P, Carefree, AZ, November 7, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 2013, 13:25 local time
- Place: Carefree, AZ
- Airport: Carfree Sky-Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8181° N, 111.8981° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8181&lon=-111.8981&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60TM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA 46-350P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,665 total, 948 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131107022949A

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 07, 2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 1325 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, DURING LANDING AT CAREFREE SKY-RANCH AIRPORT N60TM SKIDDED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 24.

THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING LANDING THE LEFT BRAKE FAILED AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR.  THE PILOT TRIED TO PUMP THE BRAKES AS HE ROLLED DOWN THE RUNWAY.  WHEN HE FELT HE WAS NOT GOING TO STOP HE PRESSED BOTH BRAKES VERY HARD AND HAD FULL LEFT RUDDER, TRYING THE CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT.  AS THE AIRCRAFT HIT A DIRT BERM OFF THE RUNWAY THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED MOVING.

## 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 WPR14LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA050), Nov 7, 2013: Piper PA 46 350P (N60TM), Carefree, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the left brake master cylinder seal, which rendered the left brake inoperative during landing.

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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