37.5538° N, 77.4603° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Richmond, VA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 19, 1978
Place
Richmond, VA
Airport
Byrd
Phase of flight
Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N37H
Reported as
Piper 600ASMITH
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,885 total65 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot used heavy braking after landing, all taxi turns to the right. Right brake failed.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT USED HEAVY BRAKING AFTER LANDING, ALL TAXI TURNS TO THE RIGHT. RIGHT BRAKE FAILED.