- Date
- August 30, 1983, 12:45 local (16:45 UTC)
- Place
- Blairsville, GA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8987NPiper PA-32-300
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830830045189A
- Case key
- 6182
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt reported that during the run-up before takeoff, he noted that the right brake was not firm, but he elected to continue the flt. While cruising, he checked the brake & reportedly, no pressure was available. The remainder of the flt was routine until landing. During the flare to land, he rounded out high with full flaps & reduced his power. Subsequently, the acft touched down hard & was substantially damaged. In his accident report, the plt suggested that he should not have flown with faulty brakes & could have had more practice in short field and/or slow apchs with full flaps.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8987N
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32-300
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32-40870
- Airframe hours
- 3,200
- Engine
- Lycoming TIO-540-K1A5, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Tom Grusenmeyer
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 11, 1983 · 71 hours before
- Departed
- Orlando, FL
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- 46A · Blairsville, runway 25, 3,000 × 40 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 850 total · 70 in this make and model · 850 as pilot in command · 70 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Observed at
- CHA, 30 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N8987N · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.