39.1028° N, 77.5545° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Leesburg, VA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 21, 1990 · 16:20 local
Place
Leesburg, VA
Airport
Leesburg Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
AGWA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N61PA
Reported as
Piper PA60601P
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
21,500 total5,000 in this make and model143 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.
Left brake failed while taxiing. Ran off taxiway into ditch. Air in brake line.
As the FAA filed it
LEFT BRAKE FAILED WHILE TAXIING. RAN OFF TAXIWAY INTO DITCH. AIR IN BRAKE LINE.