Piper PA-23-160 N4252P

Summary

On 19 October 2005 at about 16:39 local time, a Piper PA-23-160 registered N4252P, operated by Charter Jet, Inc., was involved in an accident near Upland, California, United States. 3 people were on board. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

19 October 2005 at 16:39

Classification

Accident

Location

Upland, California, United States

Nearest airport

Cable Airport (CCB)

Coordinates

36.1114, -117.6875

Aircraft

Piper PA-23-160

Registration

N4252P

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Charter Jet, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Laughlin → Upland

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX06CA013

Injuries not recorded.

the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

After touchdown, the airplane veered off the right side of the runway and collided with a vehicle. During the collision sequence, the airplane spun 180 degrees and its right main landing gear collapsed. The pilot said that following the airplane's touchdown on the runway, he started to apply the brakes but they felt mushy and unresponsive. He applied more and more pressure to the brakes but the airplane did not stop. As he continued to apply pressure, the airplane departed the right side of the runway and collided with a vehicle. A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) airworthiness inspector examined the braking system with an aviation maintenance technician. The left brake had new linings and the brake disk was worn. The right brake linings were at a minimum and the disk was within acceptable limits. Responding law enforcement officers noted that three distinctive skid marks matching the dimensional geometry of the aircraft's landing gear were on the runway and they veered for several hundred feet off the right side of the runway and led to the impact damaged vehicle and the airplane. The skid marks corresponding to the right and left main wheels were identical in width, heaviness, and color. The FAA inspector reported that there was no evidence that either brakes had locked up during the landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.