- Date
- September 23, 1972
- Place
- San Diego, CA · SAN DIEGO, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N156MPiper PA-23
- Status
- Completed · report February 28, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168607
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2515 72/9/23 SAN DIEGO,CALIF PIPER PA-23 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1145 N156M PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 33, 813 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 43 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MONTGOMERY FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAN DIEGO,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE REMARKS- R BRAKE FAILED,LEAK IN LINE. IP PUT STUDENT ON 1ST FAM RIDE IN L SEAT,NO BRAKES ON R SIDE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N156M
- Reported as
- Piper PA-23
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Montgomery Field
N156MRegistration cancelled Oct 15, 2012 · Piper PA-23-150Airframe modelPiper PA-23-150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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.