# Accident 20201206019269A: Piper PA-23-250, Milton, FL, December 6, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 2020, 13:45 local time
- Place: Milton, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6376° N, 86.9937° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6376&lon=-86.9937&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78329, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78329) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23-250
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201206019269A

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 18 AFTER FIRST FLIGHT AROUND PATTERN.  AFTER TOUCHDOWN AIRMAN WAS UNABLE TO SLOW THE AIRPLANE IN ORDER TO TURN OFF ON TAXIWAY.  AIRMAN ROLLED OFF THE END OF RUNWAY 18 IN A RIGHT TURN. AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING  HIT THE WESTERN MOST OMNI-DIRECTIONAL APPROACH LIGHT.  AIRMAN CLAIMS THE LEFT BRAKE FAILED AND HE WAS UNABLE TO SLOW THE AIRPLANE TO TURN OFF AND HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO ROLL OFF RUNWAY.

## 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 ERA21LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA067), Dec 6, 2020: Piper PA23 (N78329), Milton, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to attain a proper touchdown point and his landing with a high approach speed, which resulted in a runway overrun.

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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