# NTSB DEN07CA091: Piper PA-28-201T, N28989, Westminster, MD, April 29, 2007 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: April 29, 2007, 12:00 local (16:00 UTC) - Place: Westminster, MD - Coordinates: 39.608055, -77.007774 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6081&lon=-77.0078&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 27, 2007 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA Flight Standards District Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 65789 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN07CA091 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/65789/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07CA091 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control. ## 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 - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - runway - Nose gear collapsed, landing - roll ## Analysis The pilot was making touch-and-go landings on runway 34 (5,100 ft X 100 ft, asphalt). The pilot said that when he landed, the left brake "stuck" and caused the left tire to skid. He said the nose gear collapsed, the propeller struck the runway, and the airplane departed the left side of the runway. An FAA inspector could find no discrepancies with the brake system. His report indicated "no binding or sticking" and the brakes worked normally. "The piston in the left caliper worked freely and the caliper could float. There were no flat spots or damage noted on the left tire to indicate a brake may have stuck or was dragging." The brake lining, however, was considerably worn. ## Factual narrative According to the FAA, the pilot was making touch-and-go landings on runway 34 (5,100 ft X 100 ft, asphalt). The pilot said that when he landed, the left brake "stuck" and caused the left tire to skid. He said the nose gear collapsed, the propeller struck the runway, and the airplane departed the left side of the runway. After examining the airplane, the FAA inspector said the nose wheel assembly had sheared off, breaking the weld in the mount area in the forward bulkhead, necessitating the replacement of the firewall. The inspector could find no discrepancies with the brake system. His report indicated "no binding or sticking" and the brakes worked normally. "The piston in the left caliper worked freely and the caliper could float. There were no flat spots or damage noted on the left tire to indicate a brake may have stuck or was dragging." The brake lining, however, was considerably worn. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N28989](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28989), registered now, S/N 28-7921030, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piper PA-28-201T - Registry model: [Piper PA-28-201T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-201t) (registry code 7102819) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (registry code 17019, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 28-7921030 - Engines: Continental TSIO-360-FB 200 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Dwight R. Hunsicker - Registered owner: D&D Aviation Enterprises Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: DMW, Westminster, MD - Destination: DMW, Westminster, MD - Airport: UNK, Carroll County/Jack B Poage, runway 34, 5,100 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 48; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; seat: left; flight hours: 1,636 total, 161 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 290° at 11 knots, gusting 14 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 72 °F, dew point 46 °F - Altimeter: 29.95 inHg - Observed at: FDK, 27 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20070429014769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070429014769A), Apr 29, 2007: Piper PA28201T, Westminster, MD, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft landed runway 14 at dmw. Pilot stated that he thought the left brake stuck and caused the left tire to skid. The nose gear collapsed, the prop… From the NTSB's public API. 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