NONE · PIPER PA-31-350 · 2013-10-17 · Franklin, NC, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA14LA022
Event ID
20131024X60617
Type
Accident
Date
2013-10-17
Location
Franklin, NC, USA
Coordinates
35.222221, -83.419998
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
8
Total aboard
8
Aircraft
Make
PIPER
Model
PA-31-350
Registration
N555GK
FAR Part
091
Engines
2
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The failure of the left main landing gear brake line during landing due to the loss of hydraulic fluid. Contributing to the accident was a fatigue crack through the brake line that had formed due to contact with a swaged sleeve as a result of exfoliation corrosion.