# NTSB WPR13LA322: Piper PA-28-235, N8606W, Albany, OR, July 7, 2013 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 7, 2013, 13:30 local (20:30 UTC) - Place: Albany, OR - Coordinates: 44.637779, -123.059448 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6378&lon=-123.0594&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 19, 2015 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 87438 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR13LA322 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/87438/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=87438 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA322 ## Probable cause The loss of hydraulic fluid, which rendered the brakes ineffective. The reason for the loss of hydraulic fluid could not be determined based on the available evidence. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Aircraft](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01020000): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Failure (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-235, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01020000/cases.md?model=7102810), [All aircraft, 63 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01020000/cases.md) - [Fluids: hydraulic fluid](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01071015): Aircraft › Fluids/misc hardware · Fluid level (probable cause); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-235, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01071015/cases.md?model=7102810), [All aircraft, 33 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01071015/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330) (defining event); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-235, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330/sequence.md?model=7102810), [All aircraft, 994 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-235, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=7102810), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Piper PA-28-235, 14 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=7102810), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that, during the landing rollout, he applied the brakes but that the airplane failed to stop. The airplane continued about 2,600 ft down the runway, departed the runway surface, and impacted a chain link fence. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the brake hydraulic fluid reservoir was empty, and an elbow fitting on the right main landing gear brake assembly hydraulic line was found broken; it could not be determined when the elbow fitting broke. The lack of hydraulic fluid rendered the brakes ineffective. ## Factual narrative On July 7, 2013, at 1330 Pacific daylight time, a Piper PA 28-235, N8606W, overran the runway on the landing rollout on runway 34 at the Albany Municipal Airport (S12), Albany, Oregon. The pilot/owner operated the airplane under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. The pilot and passenger were not injured, and the airplane sustained substantial damage to the wings. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight, and no flight plan had been filed. The flight departed Lake County Airport (LKV), Lakeview, Oregon, at 1200, with a planned destination to S12. According to the pilot, during the landing rollout he applied the brakes, but the airplane did not stop. The airplane continued down the runway about 2,600 feet, departed the runway surface, and impacted a chain link fence. Postaccident examination by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) revealed that the brake fluid reservoir was empty. Further examination revealed a broken elbow fitting on the right landing gear brake assembly hydraulic line. The pilot did not complete or turn in the National Transportation Safety Board Pilot Operator/Aircraft Accident/Incident Report, Form 6120.1. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N8606W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8606W-2017-09-26), registration cancelled 2017-09-26, S/N 28-10121, built 1963 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-235 - Registry model: [Piper PA-28-235](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-235) (registry code 7102810) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 28-10121 - Year built: 1963 - Airframe hours: 3827 - Engines: LYCOMING O-540 SERIES 250 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: LVK, Lakeview, OR - Destination: S12, Albany, OR - Flight plan: Unknown - Airport: S12, Albany Municipal Airport, runway 34, 3,004 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 76; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review September 15, 2012; seat: left; flight hours: 1,200 total, 300 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 360° at 9 knots, gusting 14 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 88 °F, dew point 54 °F - Altimeter: 30.04 inHg - Turbulence: Unknown - Observed at: CVO, 13 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20130707011599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130707011599A), Jul 7, 2013: Piper PA-28-235, Albany, OR, Substantial damage. Aircraft impacted fence after landing on runway 34 at the Albany airport. The pilot lost directional during the landing rollout resulting in a runway excursion… ## Other investigations on N8606W (3) 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 OAK67F0094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK67F0094), Aug 27, 1966: Piper PA-28 (N8606W), Petaluma, CA, substantial damage - [NTSB CHI66D0228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66D0228), Aug 25, 1965: Piper PA-28 (N8606W), Chesterton, IN, substantial damage - [NTSB UNK64X3990](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3990), Sep 14, 1964: Piper PA28 (N8606W), Lewistown, PA, substantial damage ## Docket (4 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 15, 2015, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=87438. 3.1 MB in all. - Record of Conversation Bennett (item 1, .PDF, 18 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40431803&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Record%20of%20Conversation%20Bennett-Redacted.PDF - Letter of Record - FAA Findings (item 2, .PDF, 53 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40431805&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Letter%20of%20Record%20-%20FAA%20Findings-Master.PDF - Photo 1- Right Wing Damage (item 3, .PDF, 2.0 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40431806&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%201-%20Right%20Wing%20Damage%0D%0A-Master.PDF - Photo 2 – Broken Brake Assembly Elbow Fitting (item 4, .PDF, 1.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40431807&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%202%20%E2%80%93%20Broken%20Brake%20Assembly%20Elbow%20Fitting%20-Master.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. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.