- Date
- June 5, 1992, 17:45 local (23:45 UTC)
- Place
- Truth Or Cons, NM
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4547APiper PA-22-150
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 30, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920605022149A
- Case key
- 18512
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Probable cause
The pilot's inability to stop due to worn brakes and low brake fluid.
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
The pilot aborted the takeoff and landed on the remaining runway. The brakes did not respond and the pilot elected to swerve off the runway surface. After departing, the airplane rolled into a ditch and nosed over onto the edge of the taxiway. Examination of the airplane's braking system revealed worn pads and low fluid levels.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4547A
- Reported as
- Piper PA-22-150
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 22-3856
- Airframe hours
- 4,548
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Jones, Richard F.
- Registered owner
- Jones, Richard F.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 20, 1992 · 60 hours before
- Departed
- TCS
- Destination
- TCS
- Airport
- TCS · Truth Or Cons, runway 13, 5,545 × 75 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 370 total · 262 in this make and model · 340 as pilot in command · 42 in the last 90 days · 13 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 41 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N4547A · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.