ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 385323
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| Date: | Wednesday 18 October 2000 |
| Time: | 12:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-28-161 |
| Owner/operator: | Zeller Aircraft Corp. |
| Registration: | N47881 |
| MSN: | 28-7816151 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6062 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-D2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Jesup, GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Jesup, GA (KJES) |
| Lawrenceville, GA (KLZU) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot made the statement, which was substantiated by an aircraft inspector witness, that he was taxing eastbound on runway 10 for a westbound depart on runway 28. The wind was about 8 knots on his tail, the taxi route was downhill, and he had full fuel, one passenger, and luggage for two aboard. When he came to the run-up area for runway 28, his brakes failed and the aircraft ran off the hardtop and down a 35 to 45-degree embankment. Examination of the aircraft revealed damage to the cowling, propeller, a collapsed nose gear, and lower longeron buckling. Postacrash, the brakes operated normally, but showed sings of extreme heat.
Probable Cause: A total failure of the wheel braking system due to the pilot's improper use of braking in downwind, downhill conditions, resulting in overheated brakes, and subsequent encounter with a downslope and terrain collision.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA01LA009
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 04-Apr-2024 17:21 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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