Piper PA-22-160 N3029Z
29 October 2005 · Bennettsville, South Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 October 2005 at about 21:45 local time, a Piper PA-22-160 registered N3029Z was involved in an accident near Bennettsville, South Carolina, United States. 3 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 21:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bennettsville, South Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Marlboro County (BBP)
- Coordinates
- 34.6197, -79.7383
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-22-160
- Registration
- N3029Z
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Camden → Bennettsville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL06CA011
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
The malfunction of the wheel brake assembly due to low fluid level that resulted in a loss of control during the landing roll.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the pilot, after returning from a short uneventful cross-country flight from Camden, South Carolina to Bennettsville, South Carolina, during the landing roll on runway 24, the airplane began to veer to the right. The pilot attempted to steer the airplane with the tail wheel but was unsuccessful. The airplane exited runway 24 and ground looped, and the left wing collided with the ground. The pilot stated that the left brake master cylinder was low on fluid, and the left brake did not engage.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Apr 2005 | Piper PA-22-135 | Kremmling, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
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| 17 Dec 2005 | Piper PA-22-108 | Toronto, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 3,095 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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