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ERA22LA316

2022-07-14 · Monongahela, Pennsylvania, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport FWQ

N5GY has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (BEECH J50, built 1924), which was not involved in this event.

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

FAA avdata. C = Cause, 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. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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