Piper PA-23-250 N6617Y

Summary

On 25 June 1999 at about 23:47 local time, a Piper PA-23-250 registered N6617Y, operated by Odom Aviation, Inc., was involved in an accident near Cabot, Arkansas, 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

25 June 1999 at 23:47

Classification

Accident

Location

Cabot, Arkansas, United States

Nearest airport

Odom Field (AR28)

Coordinates

34.9592, -92.0198

Aircraft

Piper PA-23-250

Registration

N6617Y

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Odom Aviation, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Arkadelphia → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW99LA175

Nobody was injured.

The flight instructor's failure to attain the proper touchdown point during the landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During the dual instructional flight, with the flight instructor at the controls, the twin-engine airplane landed halfway down the 2,640-foot sod runway. As it neared the east end of the runway, the aircraft was intentionally 'ground looped' to keep it from crossing a road and going into trees. The aircraft exited the runway to the left, crossed a ditch, and came to a stop in the eastbound lane of a highway. The pilot, who was being checked out in the airplane, reported that after touchdown, the flaps were retracted, and the brakes were applied. However, there 'appeared to be no brakes.' The brakes were pumped, and again there 'appeared to be no brakes.' An FAA inspector examined the brakes and performed an operational check. No preexisting anomalies were found, and the brakes functioned properly.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.