- Date
- July 16, 1983, 22:30 local (Jul 17, 1983, 02:30 UTC)
- Place
- Ft. Washington, MD
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2203UPiper PA-32-300
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830716035449A
- Case key
- 5956
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Analysis
During arrival, the acft was landed on rwy 6 on a dark night. The plt stated that the airspeed indicated 85 KTS as the acft was over the rwy numbers, and after a normal landing, he applied both brakes. He reported that as soon as he applied brakes, the acft began a right turn as if the brakes locked. He released the brakes & applied left brake & rudder, but there was no response. The acft continued skidding sideways, went off the right side of the rwy & collided with 2 parked acft; a Piper PA-28, N4842L & a Grumman American AA-5, N5462L. An investigation revealed that the skid marks began aprx 1900 ft from the apch end of the 2580 ft rwy. Measurements of 3 skid marks on the rwy revealed that the plane skidded 272 ft while angled up to 35 to 40 deg from the rwy heading. After departing the rwy, the plane skidded another 262 ft before striking the other 2 acft. The passenger (a student plt) in the copilot's seat admitted he applied the brakes on his side when he saw that the acft was departing the rwy.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2203U
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32-300
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32-7940062
- Airframe hours
- 854
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-K1G5, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Dulles Aviation
- Registered owner
- Mag Aire Corporation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 30, 1983 · 19 hours before
- Departed
- WDL · Waterville, MA
- Destination
- W28 · Ft. Washington, MD
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- W28 · P.G. Airpark, runway 6, 2,580 × 36 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 627 total · 31 in this make and model · 444 as pilot in command · 78 in the last 90 days · 33 in the last 30 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 280° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 90 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DCA, 7 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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