Piper PA-28-235 N8606W

Summary

On 7 July 2013 at about 20:30 local time, a Piper PA-28-235 registered N8606W was involved in an accident near Albany, Oregon, 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.

Date

7 July 2013 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Albany, Oregon, United States

Nearest airport

Albany Municipal Airport (S12)

Coordinates

44.6378, -123.0594

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-235

Registration

N8606W

Category

Airplane

Year built

1963

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lakeview → Albany

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR13LA322

Nobody was injured.

The loss of hydraulic fluid, which rendered the brakes ineffective. The reason for the loss of hydraulic fluid could not be determined based on the available evidence.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during the landing rollout, he applied the brakes but that the airplane failed to stop. The airplane continued about 2,600 ft down the runway, departed the runway surface, and impacted a chain link fence. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the brake hydraulic fluid reservoir was empty, and an elbow fitting on the right main landing gear brake assembly hydraulic line was found broken; it could not be determined when the elbow fitting broke. The lack of hydraulic fluid rendered the brakes ineffective.  

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.