# NTSB SEA02LA061: Piper PA-22, N1810P, Friday Harbor, WA, March 28, 2002 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: March 28, 2002, 15:15 local (23:15 UTC) - Place: Friday Harbor, WA - Coordinates: 48.525554, -123.029441 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5256&lon=-123.0294&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 8, 2003 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA-FSDO, NTSB - NTSB case key (mKey): 54450 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA02LA061 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/54450/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=54450 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA061 ## Probable cause The failure of the brake system during the landing roll. An intentional ground loop and a dirt bank were factors. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction, landing - roll - landing gear,normal brake system - failure (cause) - ground loop/swerve - intentional, pilot in command (contributing factor) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankment (contributing factor) ## Analysis The pilot reported that after touchdown, and during the landing roll, he applied the brake to make the airplane turn to the right. The pilot stated that the right brake did not hold and the aircraft veered to the left. The pilot could not get the airplane to turn back to the right and seeing that the airplane was traveling toward a bank, he applied hard left brake and intentionally ground-looped the aircraft. During the ground loop maneuver, the right wing was substantially damaged. ## Factual narrative On March 28, 2002, approximately 1515 Pacific standard time, a Piper PA-22 airplane, N1810P, was substantially damaged after the aircraft ran off the runway at Friday Harbor, Washington. The private pilot, who owned the airplane and was its sole occupant at the time, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions were reported at Friday Harbor at 1453, and no flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight. In a written statement, the pilot reported that he was landing on runway 16. The aircraft touched down and during the landing roll, the pilot applied the brake to make the airplane turn to the right. The pilot stated that the right brake did not hold and the aircraft veered to the left. The pilot could not get the airplane to turn back to the right and seeing that the airplane was traveling toward a bank, he applied hard left brake and intentionally ground-looped the aircraft. During the ground loop maneuver, the right wing was substantially damaged. Friday Harbor has a single, paved north-south runway, 16-34, 3,400 feet long and 75 feet wide. Winds at Friday Harbor were reported as being from 250 degrees true at 6 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1810P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1810P), registered now, S/N 22-2589, built 1955 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Piper PA-22 - Registry model: [Piper PA-22](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22) (registry code 7102202) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 22-2589 - Airframe hours: 1879 - Engines: Lycoming O-320 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Robert W. Starr - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, March 1, 2002, 1 hours before - Departed: BVS, Burlington, WA - Destination: FHR, Friday Harbor, WA - Airport: FHR, Friday Harbor, runway 16, 3,400 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 61; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review August 20, 2001; seat: left; flight hours: 1,198 total, 479 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 250° at 6 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 1,100 ft broken - Temperature: 43 °F, dew point 36 °F - Altimeter: 30.28 inHg - Observed at: FHR ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Incident 20020328006419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020328006419I), Mar 28, 2002: Piper PA22, Friday Harbor, WA, Minor damage. (-23) After landing the a/c brakes failed, and the aircraft went off the runway. (-23 amendment) when the pilot began applying the brakes after landing, he… ## Other investigations on N1810P (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB WPR12LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA064), Dec 13, 2011: Piper PA-22 (N1810P), Friday Harbor, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during initial climb for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airframe and engine did not reveal any anomalies that would have… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 23, 2002, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=54450. 281 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 281 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40394807&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. 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