Piper PA-28R-201T N423CC

Summary

On 5 April 1982 at about 20:30 local time, a Piper PA-28R-201T registered N423CC, operated by Commercial Credit Equipment Co, was involved in an accident near Longmont, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

5 April 1982 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Longmont, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Longmont Municipal (2V2)

Coordinates

40.1702, -105.1094

Aircraft

Piper PA-28R-201T

Registration

N423CC

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Commercial Credit Equipment Co

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Denver → Slaton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN82DA055

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE MADE A NORMAL APPROACH AND TOUCHED DOWN IN THE LANDING ZONE AS DEFINED BY THE VASI. HOWEVER, DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE RIGHT BRAKE WAS INOPERATIVE. HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY WHILE ROLLING STRAIGHT AHEAD. ABOUT 1000 FT FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY, HE SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND THEN INTENTIONALLY GROUND LOOPED THE PLANE. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE BRAKE LININGS HAD BEEN WORN THEN AND THE BRAKE PISTON TRAVELED BEYOND ITS NORMAL RANGE WITH HYDRAULIC FLUID ESCAPING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.