- Date
- April 5, 1982, 13:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Longmont, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N423CCPiper PA-28R-201T
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 5, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820405008229A
- Case key
- 71477
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot reported that he made a normal approach and touched down in the landing zone as defined by the VASI. However, during the landing roll, the right brake was inoperative. He was unable to stop on the remaining runway while rolling straight ahead. About 1000 ft from the end of the runway, he shut down the engine and then intentionally ground looped the plane. An investigation revealed the brake linings had been worn then and the brake piston traveled beyond its normal range with hydraulic fluid escaping.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N423CC
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R-201T (PA-28R-201)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28R7803368
- Airframe hours
- 794
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-360-FB1A, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Commercial Credit Equipment Co
- Registered owner
- Commercial Credit Equipment Co
- Departed
- DEN · Denver, CO
- Destination
- Slaton, TX
- Airport
- 2V2 · Longmont Municipal, runway 29, 4,200 × 60 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
- 31
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 2,402 total · 545 in this make and model · 1,465 as pilot in command · 251 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 20° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 80 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 30,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 111 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DEN, 55 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.