SEA84LA095

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-22-150 · Davenport, WA · April 25, 1984

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
April 25, 1984, 07:30 local (15:30 UTC)
Place
Davenport, WA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6002DPiper PA-22-150
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19840425014439A
Case key
39905

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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.

Airframe/component/system failure/malfunctionLanding - roll
Landing gear,normal brake system - burstCause
Landing gear,normal brake system - leakCause
Fluid,hydraulic - low levelCause
Landing gear,normal brake system - inoperative
OverrunLanding - roll
On ground/water encounter with terrain/waterLanding
Terrain condition - ditchFactor
Nose overLanding - roll

Analysis

During the landing roll the brakes were applied with no effect. The acft went off the end of the rwy into a ditch and nosed over. Examination of the acft showed the brake system low on fluid and the master cylinder diaphragm ruptured.

Aircraft

Registration
N6002D
Reported as
Piper PA-22-150
Category
Airplane
Serial number
22-4653
Airframe hours
3,066
Engine
Lycoming O-320-A1A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Registered owner
Larry C. Vanslyke
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · September 1, 1983 · 8 hours before
Departed
BKE · Baker, OR
Flight plan
VFR
Airport
68S · Davenport, runway 5, 3,200 × 50 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
39
Certificate
Commercial
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Seat
Left
Flight hours
616 total · 218 in this make and model · 501 as pilot in command · 55 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
335° at 10 knots
Visibility
50 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
30 °F

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.