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FAA incident report · Child S2SPITTS · Allegan, MI · July 2, 1990

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Date
July 2, 1990 · 19:45 local
Place
Allegan, MI
Airport
Padgham Field Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3WD
Reported as
Child S2SPITTS
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,605 total1 in this make and model54 in the last 90 days
N3WDRegistered now · Hodges-Dodd PITTS S2SS/N 01 · Built 1978Airframe modelHodges-Dodd PITTS S2SEngine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Left brake failed on landing rollout. Ground looped and nosed over. Brake line had failed.

As the FAA filed it

LEFT BRAKE FAILED ON LANDING ROLLOUT. GROUND LOOPED AND NOSED OVER. BRAKE LINE HAD FAILED.