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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-235 · Woodstock, GA · March 21, 2015

Date: March 21, 2015 · 18:07 local
Place: Woodstock, GA
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8803W
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA15LA186
Reported as: Piper PA-28-235
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-540 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 28,500 total250 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N8803WRegistration cancelled Mar 30, 2018 · Piper PA-28-235S/N 28-10328 · Built 1964 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-235 Engine modelLycoming 0-540 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 was on approach to airport, after touchdown he actuated the brake handle with no braking ability. Pilot pumped brakes to build pressure. Finally the brakes were working, however a little late the pilot locked up the brakes and skidded off the end of the runway. The aircraft flipped over and down an embankment approximately 30 ft. the aircraft came to rest and the crew evacuated the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS ON APPROACH TO AIRPORT, AFTER TOUCHDOWN HE ACTUATED THE BRAKE HANDLE WITH NO BRAKING ABILITY. PILOT PUMPED BRAKES TO BUILD PRESSURE. FINALLY THE BRAKES WERE WORKING, HOWEVER A LITTLE LATE THE PILOT LOCKED UP THE BRAKES AND SKIDDED OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AND DOWN AN EMBANKMENT APPROXIMATELY 30 FT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST AND THE CREW EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA15LA186Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWoodstock, GAThe pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point on the short, wet, turf runway. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s use of a high approach speed.Mar 21, 2015 · Substantial damage