- Date
- March 25, 1985, 07:58 local (12:58 UTC)
- Place
- Fort Myers, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N79CMPiper Aerostar 600
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850325009409A
- Case key
- 31376
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft landed with both main wheel brakes locked as evidenced by skid marks in the touchdown zone of the rwy. After aprx 200 feet of skidding the left brake released and due to the right brake not releasing the plt lost control. The acft veered off the right side of the rwy and both main landing gears collapsed. Post crash inspection of the acft revealed that both main tires had skid marks on them and that the right tire had blown out. Additionally, both brakes had evidence of having been extremely overheated to the point the brake material had melted away. The brake pressure supply system appeared to operate correctly. The plt stated that on his last takeoff the acft accelerated slowly.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N79CM
- Reported as
- Piper Aerostar 600 (AEROSTAR 6)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 60-0009
- Airframe hours
- 2,507
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-G1B5, 290 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Top Flight Air Service Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · March 21, 1985 · 5 hours before
- Departed
- TPA · Tampa, FL
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- FMY · Page Field, runway 5, 6,401 × 150 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
- 34
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,600 total · 48 in this make and model · 4,470 as pilot in command · 260 in the last 90 days · 12 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 20° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FMY
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 N79CM · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.