Cessna P337H N5GY

Summary

On 14 July 2022 at about 19:52 local time, a Cessna P337H registered N5GY was involved in an accident near Monongahela, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was 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

14 July 2022 at 19:52

Classification

Accident

Location

Monongahela, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Rostraver (FWQ)

Coordinates

40.2097, -79.8314

Aircraft

Cessna P337H

Registration

N5GY

Category

Airplane

Year built

1978

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Carrollton → Rostraver

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA22LA316

Nobody was injured.

The malfunction of the braking system fluid line, which resulted in an overrun of the runway.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, during the landing roll as he applied the brakes, he observed they felt “very soft.” As he continued to apply full pressure, he experienced a very low deceleration rate. He continued to pump the brakes with minimum results and executed turns to attempt to slow the airplane down. The airplane continued to roll and exited the runway before colliding with an embankment. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed the left wing and fuselage were substantially damaged. An examination of the braking system revealed that a brake line under the floorboard was leaking hydraulic fluid. Given this information, it is likely that the degraded braking action the pilot reported during the landing was the result of the leaking brake line.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.