Event SEA82DA056

1982-08-04 SNOHOMISH, Washington, United States Airport · S43 None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N5001Z

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

PIPER PA-22-108

Engine

LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 hp)

Seats / Engines

2 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19610601

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A63C83

Registrant of record

SORBY STEVEN R

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N5001Z Piper PA-22-108 None

Factual narrative

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE KEPT HIS SPEED UP AND LANDED FARTHER DOWN THE RUNWAY THAN USUAL DUE TO OTHER TRAFFIC. AFTER TOUCHDOWN HE FOUND THAT THE BRAKES HAD FAILED SO HE ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN THE AIRCRAFT BY SWERVING BACK AND FORTH AND FINALLY TURNING OFF ON A TAXIWAY AT WHICH TIMETHE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. THE PILOT STATED THAT EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_SEA82DA056.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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