NTSB CAROL · Event
Event ERA22LA316
Registry · N5GY
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
BEECH J50
Year of manufacture
1924 · 98 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING GSO&IGSO-480 (340 hp)
Seats / Engines
6 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date
19630827
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A635EB
Registrant of record
SEVEN SIERRA YANKEE LLC DBA
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
The malfunction of the braking system fluid line, which resulted in an overrun of the runway.
Factual 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. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12
NTSB Findings
Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or F (Factor).
- — Aircraft-Aircraft systems-Landing gear system-Brake-Malfunction
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_2022_ERA22LA316.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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