- Date
- June 17, 1984, 17:00 local (Jun 18, 1984, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- Fair Oaks, CA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4634JPiper PA-28R-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840617026609A
- Case key
- 24313
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Acft touched down beyond the threshold at a normal airspeed. Plt raised the flaps and applied brakes but the left brake bottomed out with no resistance. An intentional ground loop was performed to stop the acft. Inspection revealed that allthe brake pads were worn down past the minimum service limits. The 'o' ring seal in the left brake caliper popped out, hydraulic fluid was released and the brake became nonfunctional.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4634J
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28R-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28R-30522
- Airframe hours
- 2,593
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-B1E, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Michael T. Smith
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 27, 1983 · 129 hours before
- Departed
- 011 · Fair Oaks, CA
- Destination
- 011 · Fair Oaks, CA
- Airport
- 011 · Phoenix Field, runway 18, 2,590 × 40 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 22
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 113 total · 113 in this make and model · 82 as pilot in command · 68 in the last 90 days · 24 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F
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 N4634J · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.