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NYC83LA222

1983-08-20 · BUTLER, Pennsylvania, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 3G9

Current FAA registration · N600A

Make / Model
PIPER PA-22
Year of manufacture
1955 · 28 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES (140 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A7C73F

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE ACFT RAN OFF THE RWY INTO A 4 FT DITCH AND NOSED OVER WHILE TAXIING. THE PLT SAID THE 'BRAKES GAVE WAY' WHILE HE WASTAXIING DOWN RWY 17 AFTER LANDING. WHEN HE REALIZED THE BRAKES WERE NOT HOLDING HE SHUT OFF THE ENGINE BY THE MIXTURE CONTROL. TO AVOID GOING ONTO A HIWAY THE PLT TURNED LEFT OFF THE SIDE OF THE RWY. THE NOSE GEAR HIT A DITCH AND THE ACFTNOSED OVER. THE BRAKES WERE EXAMINED AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND THEY WERE SOFT AND SPONGY WHEN APPLIED. HYDRAULIC FLUID LEAKED FROM THE VENT HOLE IN THE MASTER CYLINDER. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE DIAPHRAGM HAD SPLIT IN THE CYLINDER CAUSING LOSSOF FLUID AND BRAKING ACTION. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_NYC83LA222.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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