# Incident 20220320004009I: Piper PA-12, Lakeway, TX, March 20, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 2022, 15:15 local time
- Place: Lakeway, TX
- Airport: Lakeway Airpark
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3575° N, 97.9945° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAKEWAY AIRPARK (3R9), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3575&lon=-97.9945&mi=10
- Aircraft: N223CG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N223CG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-12 (registry code 7101202, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-B2B (registry code 42138, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-b2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-12
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,085 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220320004009I

## Narrative

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

PILOT CONDUCTED PREFLIGHT IAW AIRCRAFT POH AND POH SUPPLEMENT FOR FLOATS AND NOTED NO DISCREPANCIES. PILOT CONDUCTED ENGINE RUNUP HOLDING SHORT RUNWAY 16/34 AND THE BRAKES WERE OPERATIONAL. DURING BACK TAXIWAY ON RWY 16 FOR TAKEOFF ON RWY 16, THE BRAKES LOST PRESSURE AND FAILED.  PILOT STATED THERE WAS NO BRAKING ON THE LEFT BRAKE AND MINIMAL BRAKING ON THE RIGHT BRAKE. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT AT A WALKING PACE AND CONTINUED DOWN THE EMBANKMENT.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST BETWEEN TWO TREES WITH THE LEADING EDGE OF BOTH WINGS STRIKING THE TREES ON EITHER SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N223CG (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20160622015329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160622015329A), Jun 22, 2016: Piper PA-12 (N223CG), Burnett, TX, Substantial damage. While pilot was turning downwind to base leg for runway 19 at Burnett Texas (kbmq) and descending pilot attempted to add power but the engine had stopped…

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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