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MKC85LA122

1985-06-07 · DES MOINES, Iowa, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport DSM

Current FAA registration · N3502M

Make / Model
PIPER PA-28-181
Year of manufacture
1978 · 7 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19780109
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A3E777

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

DURING A FULL STOP LANDING THE PLT APPLIED BRAKES TO ARREST THE LANDING ROLL AND UPON APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES, THE ACFT VEERED SLOWLY TO THE LEFT WITHOUT SLOWING DOWN. THE CHECK PLT APPLIED HIS BRAKES TO ASSIST THE PLT, BUT WITHOUT ANY EFFECT. THE ACFT CONTINUED OFF THE RUNWAY WHERE IT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE ACFT BRAKING SYSTEM WAS REPLACED 140 FLT HOURS PRIOR TO THIS OCCURRENCE. THE ACFT IS USED EXTENSIVELY FOR STUDENT PLT TRAINING. THE ACFT BRAKE SYSTEM SHOWED EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE BRAKE LININGS. THE BRAKE LINING PUCKS EXCEEDED THEIR EFFECTIVE LIMIT WHICH ALLOWED HYDRAULIC FLUID BLEED-BY. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_MKC85LA122.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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