ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 366904
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| Date: | Saturday 26 May 1990 |
| Time: | 12:02 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-24-250 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7308P |
| MSN: | 24-2483 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1961 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5073 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING O-540-A1C5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lyons, NY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Waterloo, NY (D93) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE AIRPLANE RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AFTER THE LEFT BRAKE FAILED DURING LANDING. THE PILOT SAID HE HAD BRAKES ON THE RIGHT, BUT NOT THE LEFT. THE FAA EXAMINED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND THE LEFT BRAKE WORN TO THE POINT THAT THE PISTON EXTENDED BEYOND ITS NORMAL RANGE AND ALLOWED THE SEAL TO LEAK AND THE BRAKE TO FAIL. THEY ALSO SAID THE RIGHT BRAKE HAD FAILED IN A SIMILAR MANNER 4 HOURS PRIOR AND THE OWNER HAD INSTRUCTED THE REPAIR FACILITY TO ONLY REPLACE THE LININGS ON THE RIGHT SIDE.
Probable Cause: A WORN OUT BRAKE ON THE LEFT MAIN GEAR. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE OWNER'S DECISION NOT TO REPAIR THE LEFT BRAKE AFTER THE RIGHT BRAKE HAD A SIMILAR FAILURE 4 HOURS EARLIER.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC90LA112
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 May 2014 | N7308P | Anderson Aviation | 0 | Near New Braunfels Regional Airport (KBAZ), New Braunfels, TX | |
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| Fuel exhaustion | ||||||
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 21-Mar-2024 13:25 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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