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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-24-250 · Tomball, TX · June 2, 2015

Date: June 2, 2015 · 14:15 local
Place: Tomball, TX
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8686P
Reported as: Piper PA-24-250
Reported engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 14 in the last 90 days

N8686PRegistration cancelled Mar 7, 2018 · Piper PA-24-250S/N 24-3618 · Built 1964 Airframe modelPiper PA-24-250 Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

Ooa 14:15 06/02/2015 aircraft N8686P during an approach to kdwh runway 17R, the ATCT requested the PIC to side step to 17L. The PIC wilco'd but doubted if he was lined up on the correct runway. The ATCT directed the PIC to go around, but landed on runway 17L anyhow.

After landing, the PIC reported a loss of brakes, just as he was slipping into the drainage ditch to the left of the runway. The aircraft then impacted the culvert at the intersection of taxiway "mike 1" and runway 17R south end threshhold.

Aircraft damage: NLG sheared, lmlg damaged to include the strut driven through top of wing, rmlg collapsed and brake calliper leaking fluid, l-wing wrinkled, r-wing tip damaged, propeller strike damaged, engine lower fwd cowl and intake damaged, exhaust damaged, lwr fuselage antenna damaged.

As the FAA filed it

OOA 14:15 06/02/2015 AIRCRAFT N8686P DURING AN APPROACH TO KDWH RUNWAY 17R, THE ATCT REQUESTED THE PIC TO SIDE STEP TO 17L. THE PIC WILCO'D BUT DOUBTED IF HE WAS LINED UP ON THE CORRECT RUNWAY. THE ATCT DIRECTED THE PIC TO GO AROUND, BUT LANDED ON RUNWAY 17L ANYHOW.

AFTER LANDING, THE PIC REPORTED A LOSS OF BRAKES, JUST AS HE WAS SLIPPING INTO THE DRAINAGE DITCH TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT THEN IMPACTED THE CULVERT AT THE INTERSECTION OF TAXIWAY "MIKE 1" AND RUNWAY 17R SOUTH END THRESHHOLD.

AIRCRAFT DAMAGE: NLG SHEARED, LMLG DAMAGED TO INCLUDE THE STRUT DRIVEN THROUGH TOP OF WING, RMLG COLLAPSED AND BRAKE CALLIPER LEAKING FLUID, L-WING WRINKLED, R-WING TIP DAMAGED, PROPELLER STRIKE DAMAGED, ENGINE LOWER FWD COWL AND INTAKE DAMAGED, EXHAUST DAMAGED, LWR FUSELAGE ANTENNA DAMAGED.