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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Gulstm AA-1 · Covington, TN · July 17, 1982

Date: July 17, 1982 · 16:25 local
Place: Covington, TN
Airport: Municipal
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5715L
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL82DA203
Reported as: Gulstm AA1
Reported engine: Lycoming O235L2C
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 70 total17 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

N5715LRegistration cancelled Feb 1, 2013 · American AA-1S/N AA1-0115 · Built 1969 Airframe modelAmerican AA-1 Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aware of a weak brake. Then landed long and fast downwind, ran off end of runway and overturned in a ditch.

As the FAA filed it

AWARE OF A WEAK BRAKE. THEN LANDED LONG AND FAST DOWNWIND, RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY AND OVERTURNED IN A DITCH.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ATL82DA203Accident · No injuriesFinal reportCovington, TNPrior to landing, the pilot checked his brakes to insure their integrity and noted that the left brake did not hold pressure. He elected to land on runway 01 since the hangar and ramp areas were located at the north end of the field and he didn't want to taxi…Jul 17, 1982 · Substantial damage