# NTSB Accident ERA14LA022
> **PIPER PA-31-350** · 2013-10-17 · Franklin, NC, USA · NONE
## 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.

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