- Date
- April 23, 1992, 10:50 local (14:50 UTC)
- Place
- Rutherfordton, NC
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6336CPiper PA28-161
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 9, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920423013269A
- Case key
- 8592
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a landing roll which resulted in a collision with trees.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
N6336C skidded off the left side of the sod strip during the landing roll. The pilot reported that the right brake failed to respond and directional control was lost. The airplane collided with trees adjacent to the runway area. Examination of the wreckage failed to disclose a mechanical malfunction or failure. The right brake assembly also operated normally at the accident site.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6336C
- Reported as
- Piper PA28-161
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-7816410
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A4A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Chapel Hill Flying Club
- Registered owner
- Chapel Hill Flying Club
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 2, 2000
- Departed
- W52 · Chapel Hill, NC
- Destination
- 79A · Rutherfordton, NC
- Airport
- 79A · Clutes Airport, runway 26, 2,300 × 175 ft, grass/turf
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
- 51
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 290 total · 52 in this make and model · 142 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HKY, 20 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.