What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Following touchdown on runway 26, the pilot stated that he observed braking action was very soft. The pilot stated that he raised the aircraft nose to add aerodynamic drag and applied full pressure on the brakes with very little deceleration noted. The pilot stated he pumped the brakes multiple times with no results. The pilot stated he executed multiple s-turns back and forth across the runway in an attempt to slow the aircraft. In the final rightwards swing, the left main landing gear snapped off and the plane departed the centerline at a 45-degree angle. Aircraft veered towards the left and down a 20-foot embankment at the end of the runway. The subsequent FAA invesigation found both brake master cylinders nearly depleted of hydraulic fluid, loose hydraulic fittings, and hydraulic fluid coating the lines under the cabin floor panels. Aircraft received substantial damage to the fuselage, empennage, propellers, and landing gear as a result of the accident.
As the FAA filed it
FOLLOWING TOUCHDOWN ON RUNWAY 26, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE OBSERVED BRAKING ACTION WAS VERY SOFT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE RAISED THE AIRCRAFT NOSE TO ADD AERODYNAMIC DRAG AND APPLIED FULL PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES WITH VERY LITTLE DECELERATION NOTED. THE PILOT STATED HE PUMPED THE BRAKES MULTIPLE TIMES WITH NO RESULTS. THE PILOT STATED HE EXECUTED MULTIPLE S-TURNS BACK AND FORTH ACROSS THE RUNWAY IN AN ATTEMPT TO SLOW THE AIRCRAFT. IN THE FINAL RIGHTWARDS SWING, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SNAPPED OFF AND THE PLANE DEPARTED THE CENTERLINE AT A 45-DEGREE ANGLE. AIRCRAFT VEERED TOWARDS THE LEFT AND DOWN A 20-FOOT EMBANKMENT AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE SUBSEQUENT FAA INVESIGATION FOUND BOTH BRAKE MASTER CYLINDERS NEARLY DEPLETED OF HYDRAULIC FLUID, LOOSE HYDRAULIC FITTINGS, AND HYDRAULIC FLUID COATING THE LINES UNDER THE CABIN FLOOR PANELS. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE, EMPENNAGE, PROPELLERS, AND LANDING GEAR AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.