Plane Crash List

Piper PA-22-150 CGDNH

2 June 1992 · Hazard, Kentucky, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 2 June 1992 at about 14:00 local time, a Piper PA-22-150 registered CGDNH, operated by David Wheatman, was involved in an accident near Hazard, Kentucky, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 14:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Hazard, Kentucky, United States
Nearest airport
Eastern Kentucky (K20)
Coordinates
37.2505, -83.1907
Aircraft
Piper PA-22-150
Registration
CGDNH
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
David Wheatman
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Ashland-Boyd → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
NYC92LA097

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

THE INTERNAL FAILURE OF THE BRAKE'S MASTER CYLINDER. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WERE; THE PILOT'S IMPROPERLY PLANNED APPROACH AND FAILURE TO TOUCH DOWN AT THE PROPER POINT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE AIRPLANE LANDED APPROXIMATELY HALFWAY DOWN THE 3250 FOOT RUNWAY. THE PILOT APPLIED THE HAND BRAKE 3 TIMES, ON THE THIRD TIME THE BRAKES FAILED. THE PILOT TURNED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY TO SLOW DOWN IN THE GRASS BUT THE AIRPLANE HIT A DITCH AND NOSED OVER. EXAMINATION OF THE BRAKES REVEALED AN INTERNAL FAILURE IN THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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