Piper PA-32-300 N679DM

Summary

On 25 April 2007 at about 18:00 local time, a Piper PA-32-300 registered N679DM, operated by Jean McKeever, was involved in an accident near Richmond, Virginia, 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.

Date

25 April 2007 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Richmond, Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Richmond International (RIC)

Coordinates

37.5053, -77.3197

Aircraft

Piper PA-32-300

Registration

N679DM

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Jean McKeever

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Richmond → Savannah

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC07LA104

Nobody was injured.

The improper installation of the right brake assembly by maintenance personnel.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was taxiing after refueling, when a fire began in the vicinity of the right main landing gear. The pilot shut down the engine, and the occupants exited the airplane. An annual inspection had been completed on the airplane the previous day, and heavy-duty brakes were installed. As part of the installation, a shim insulator and a main gear axel spacer needed to be installed; however, both were missing, which resulted in a frictional build-up of heat during the taxi.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.