# Accident 20250404007249A: Piper PA-28R-200, Vancouver, WA, April 4, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 2025, 16:15 local time
- Place: Vancouver, WA
- Airport: Pearson Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5920° N, 122.5927° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5920&lon=-122.5927&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9404N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9404N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-200 (registry code 7102811, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R-200
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,892 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR25LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250404007249A

## Narrative

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

AT ABOUT 4:00 PM LOCAL TIME ON 4 APRIL 2025 THE AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOOK OFF ON RUNWAY 08 AT VUO TO PERFORM A POST-ANNUAL CHECK FLIGHT.  NO INDICATIONS OF ANY SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS DURING TAXI OUT, TAKEOFF, OR DURING A CIRCUIT AROUND THE AIRFIELD.  LANDED RUNWAY 08 A LITTLE LONG BUT WITHIN FIRST 800 FEET OF RUNWAY.  COASTED ABOUT 1300 FEET BEFORE BRAKING.  PILOT APPLIED GENTLE BRAKING WITH NO  RESPONSE FROM THE BRAKES.  AS AIRCRAFT APPROACHED INTENDED TAXIWAY A-2 THE PILOT WAS STANDING ON THE BRAKES.  PILOT ATTEMPTED LEFT TURN AT TAXIWAY A-1 BUT AIRCRAFT DRIFTED OFF TAXIWAY TO THE RIGHT AND UP A SLIGHT INCLINE.  A PROP BLADE STRUCK A TAXIWAY LIGHT.  RIGHT WING STRUCK A FENCE POST ABOUT 18 TO 24 INCHES INBOARD OF WING TIP.

## 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 WPR25LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA178), Apr 4, 2025: Piper PA-28R-200 (N9404N), Vancouver, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A failure of the brake system during landing due to a hydraulic fluid leak, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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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