- Date
- July 28, 1985, 14:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Duanesburg, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N95141Piper PA-28-140B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850728037009A
- Case key
- 35940
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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
According to the pilot, the aircraft landed and was taxiing to the fuel pump. The aircraft was moving fast and when the hand brake was applied it did not function. The pilot veered the aircraft off the runway in an attempt to slow it down. The aircraft rolled up a grade and as it reached the top it collided with a pine tree damaging the right wing. The pilot then taxied to the tie down area.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N95141
- Reported as
- Piper PA-28-140B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 28-25821
- Airframe hours
- 2,112
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Douglas G. Gruber
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Airport
- 4B1 · Duanesburg, runway 28, 2,500 × 50 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 65
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,800 total · 2,800 in this make and model · 5 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.