- Date
- July 14, 1985, 11:55 local (16:55 UTC)
- Place
- Appleton, WI
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4137FPiper PA-32R-300
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850714030989A
- Case key
- 13139
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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
As the plt applied brakes during a full stop landing, the right brake failed. The plt then maneuvered the acft off the paved landing surface in an attempt to get it to roll to a stop. The right landing gear strut collapsed. The acft then slid into a fence and stopped. An examination of the right brake ass'y revealed extremely thin inner and outer brake pads. Some portions of the pads were worn completely away. Further examination revealed that the o ring seal around each brake cylinder was protruding from the cylinder ass'y. the right tire exhibited heavy hydraulic fluid staining. A logbook entry of 1/25/85 stated that the brake linings and seals for both brakes were replaced during that inspection.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4137F
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32R-300
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32R7680430
- Airframe hours
- 1,558
- Engine
- Lycoming TIO-540-K1G5D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Neil R. Jacobs
- Registered owner
- Neil R. Jacobs
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · January 25, 1985 · 51 hours before
- Departed
- BNA · Nashville, TN
- Airport
- RLA · Wisconsin Int'L Speedway, runway 3, 4,000 × 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
- 45
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Unknown, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 926 total · 723 in this make and model · 800 as pilot in command · 77 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 80° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 15 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.