# NTSB CHI07LA203: Piper PA-36-285, N57600, Belle Plaine, IA, July 3, 2007 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 2, 2007, 19:00 local (Jul 3, 2007, 00:00 UTC) - Place: Belle Plaine, IA - Coordinates: 41.889945, -92.26979 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8899&lon=-92.2698&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 28, 2008 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 68465 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI07LA203 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/68465/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA203 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing rollout. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - ground ## Analysis The agricultural airplane was landing at the destination airport when it veered off the runway during rollout. The pilot stated that the left main landing gear brake failed. Visual inspection of the brakes revealed no anomalies. Damage to the airplane included a bent left main wing spar. ## Factual narrative On July 2, 2007, at 1900 central daylight time, a Piper PA-36-285, N57600, operated by Speas Aviation Inc, received substantial damage when it veered off runway 36 at Belle Plaine Municipal Airport (TZT), Belle Plaine, Iowa, during landing rollout and impacted terrain. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR Part 137 aerial application flight was not operating on a flight plan. The commercial pilot was uninjured. The flight originated from Monticello, Iowa, at 1820 and was en route to TZT. The pilot stated the airplane veered off runway 36 (4,000 feet by 75 feet, concrete) during landing rollout, which he attributed to a failure of the left brake. Damage to the airplane included a bent left main wing spar. Visual inspection of the left brake assembly by the Federal Aviation Administration did not reveal any anomalies. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N57600](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57600-2017-09-07), registration cancelled 2017-09-07, S/N 36-7560133, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piper PA-36-285 - Registry model: [Piper PA-36-285](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-285) (registry code 7103610) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 36-7560133 - Engines: Garrett TPE-331 turbo prop - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Aerial application, Part 137 - Registered owner: Speas Aviation Inc - Last inspection: Annual, June 1, 2007 - Departed: Monticello, IA - Destination: TZT, Belle Plaine, IA - Airport: TZT, Belle Plaine Municipal Airport, runway 36, 4,000 × 75 ft, concrete ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 50; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2; last flight review June 1, 2007; seat: single; flight hours: 3,100 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 30 days, 14 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC) - Wind: 170° at 1 knots - Visibility: 20 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none ## 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 20070702017579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070702017579A), Jul 2, 2007: Piper PA36285, Belle Plaine, IA, Substantial damage. (-23) Left brake failed during landing. Aircraft went off the right side of the runway and stopped in a ditch adjacent to the runway. Substantial damage… ## Other investigations on N57600 (2) 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 FTW82DPD01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DPD01), Oct 5, 1981: Piper PA-36 (N57600), Munday, TX, substantial damage - [NTSB FTW76DPD51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DPD51), Jul 17, 1976: Piper PA-36 (N57600), Gilliland, TX, substantial damage 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.