- Date
- October 8, 1983, 12:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Junction, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8272YPiper PA-32-301T
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 21174
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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
While landing, the plt noticed a plane parked on the right side of the rwy, at the departure end. He became concerned that he was not slowing as fast as he desired & that there would be insufficient room to pass. Therefore, he pulled the parking brake handle. The acft then began to 'pull to the left.' It continued off the shoulder of the narrow rwy & went down a 4 to 5 ft grade. The left wing contacted the ground causing the acft to enter sideward slide. An exam revealed nothing wrong with the brakes. A mechanic stated that if the parking brake is used while the acft is in motion, one brake will almost certainly lock up before the other.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8272Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32-301T
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 328024052
- Airframe hours
- 755
- Engine
- Lycoming TIO-540-S1AD, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Carter Investigations
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 4, 1983
- Departed
- AUS · Austin, TX
- Airport
- Y.O. Ranch, runway 35, 2,200 × ft
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 50
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 429 total · 429 in this make and model · 429 as pilot in command · 18 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg