ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 362434
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| Date: | Thursday 11 February 1993 |
| Time: | 18:50 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-23-250 |
| Owner/operator: | Mountain Aviation |
| Registration: | N6290Y |
| MSN: | 27-3450 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3700 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING IO-540-C4B5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ruston, LA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Baton Rouge, LA (BTR |
| (KRSN) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE LANDING ON A RUNWAY WITH A DISPLACE THRESHOLD, BRAKING ACTION WAS LOST AND THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRPLANE ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRPLANE RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH THREE SMALL TREES, WHICH DAMAGED THE RIGHT WING. AN INSPECTION REVEALED A LEAK IN A BRAKE LINE FITTING HAD ALLOWED THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM TO BE DEPLETED OF FLUID.
Probable Cause: FAILURE AT A HYDRAULIC FITTING, WHICH RESULTED IN A HYDRAULIC LEAK, LOSS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID, AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF BRAKING ACTION DURING THE LANDING ROLL.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW93LA084
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 18-Mar-2024 06:26 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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