# NTSB ATL06CA011: Piper PA-22-160, N3029Z, Bennettsville, SC, October 29, 2005 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: October 29, 2005, 17:45 local (21:45 UTC) - Place: Bennettsville, SC - Coordinates: 34.61972, -79.738334 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6197&lon=-79.7383&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 28, 2006 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Columbia FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 62782 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL06CA011 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/62782/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA011 ## Probable cause The malfunction of the wheel brake assembly due to low fluid level that resulted in a loss of control during the landing roll. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction, landing - roll - maintenance,service of aircraft/equipment - not maintained, pilot in command - landing gear,normal brake system - failure (cause) - fluid,hydraulic - low level (cause) - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - ground (contributing factor) ## Analysis According to the pilot, after returning from a short uneventful cross-country flight from Camden, South Carolina to Bennettsville, South Carolina, during the landing roll on runway 24, the airplane began to veer to the right. The pilot attempted to steer the airplane with the tail wheel but was unsuccessful. The airplane exited runway 24 and ground looped, and the left wing collided with the ground. The pilot stated that the left brake master cylinder was low on fluid, and the left brake did not engage. ## Factual narrative On October 29, 2005, at 1745 eastern daylight time, a Piper PA-22-160, N3029Z, register to and operated by Flyers Incorporated collided with the ground at Bennettsville Airport, Bennettsville, South Carolina. The personal flight was operated under the provision of Title 14 Part 91 with no flight plan filed. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The pilot, and two passengers were not injured. The flight departed Camden, South Carolina at 1715. According to the pilot, after returning from a short uneventful cross-country flight from Camden, South Carolina to Bennettsville, South Carolina, during the landing roll out on runway 24 the airplane began to veer to the right. The pilot attempted to steer the airplane with the tail wheel but was unsuccessful. The airplane exited runway 24 and ground looped, and the left wing collided with the ground. The pilot stated that the left brake master cylinder was low on fluid, and the left brake did not engage. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N3029Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3029Z), registered now, S/N 22-6983, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piper PA-22-160 - Registry model: [Piper PA-22-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-160) (registry code 7102214) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming O-320-B2B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-b2b) (registry code 42138, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 22-6983 - Airframe hours: 1957 - Engines: Lycoming O-320 160 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Flyers Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, December 1, 2004, 35 hours before - Departed: CDN, CAMDEN, SC - Destination: BBP, BENNETTSVILLE, SC - Airport: BBP, Marlboro County, runway 24, 5,000 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 69; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; flight hours: 1,525 total, 1,525 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 10° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 57 °F, dew point 34 °F - Altimeter: 30.31 inHg - Observed at: KFLO ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20051029025919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051029025919A), Oct 29, 2005: Piper PA22160, Bennettsville, SC, Substantial damage. (-23) On October 29, 2005, at 1745 local, a Piper pacer, PA-22/20 on landing roll out at the Bennettsville airport, Bennettsville, SC, (kbbp) ground looped… ## Other investigations on N3029Z (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 CEN11CA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA060), Nov 8, 2010: Piper PA-22-160 (N3029Z), Watertown, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent and premature use of the brakes during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose-over. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.