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FAA incident report · Swrngn SA-26AT · Mammoth Lakes, CA · February 7, 1996

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Date
February 7, 1996 · 09:30 local
Place
Mammoth Lakes, CA
Airport
Mammoth - June Lakes
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
TG8A
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N226HA
Reported as
Swrngn SA26AT
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,150 total80 in this make and model110 in the last 90 days
N226HARegistration cancelled May 8, 2003 · Swearingen SA-26ATS/N T26-142 · Built 1969Airframe modelSwearingen SA-26ATEngine modelAiResearch 331 SER 605HPTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

Narrative: this narrative provided by telephone call from eugene reinecke, pilot of N226HA, a swearingen merlin iib. The aircraft was involved in a rollout incident at Mammoth Lakes airport, Mammoth Lakes, CA. On rollout, Mr. Reinecke commanded full reverse until reaching a speed of about 60 KTS and then applied full braking. The left brake was ineffective and the aircraft pulled to the right. Reinecke then reapplied full reverse and used tiller steering to attempt bringing it back to centerline. As the aircraft was slowing, Mr. Reinecke saw that he was going to exit the right side of the runway and strike the threshold lights. He then went to idle so as to minimize the damage to the props and he estimates he stopped 15-20 feet off the runway after passing through the lights at a speed of 5 KTS. In a conversation with a bill manning, airport manager, at Mammoth Lakes, this perspective coincided with that of the other witnesses this incident and investigation are closed. This incident did not involve a pilot deviation report form 8020-17.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THIS NARRATIVE PROVIDED BY TELEPHONE CALL FROM EUGENE REINECKE, PILOT OF N226HA, A SWEARINGEN MERLIN IIB. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INVOLVED IN A ROLLOUT INCIDENT AT MAMMOTH LAKES AIRPORT, MAMMOTH LAKES, CA. ON ROLLOUT, MR. REINECKE COMMANDED FULL REVERSE UNTIL REACHING A SPEED OF ABOUT 60 KTS AND THEN APPLIED FULL BRAKING. THE LEFT BRAKE WAS INEFFECTIVE AND THE AIRCRAFT PULLED TO THE RIGHT. REINECKE THEN REAPPLIED FULL REVERSE AND USED TILLER STEERING TO ATTEMPT BRINGING IT BACK TO CENTERLINE. AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS SLOWING, MR. REINECKE SAW THAT HE WAS GOING TO EXIT THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND STRIKE THE THRESHOLD LIGHTS. HE THEN WENT TO IDLE SO AS TO MINIMIZE THE DAMAGE TO THE PROPS AND HE ESTIMATES HE STOPPED 15-20 FEET OFF THE RUNWAY AFTER PASSING THROUGH THE LIGHTS AT A SPEED OF 5 KTS. IN A CONVERSATION WITH A BILL MANNING, AIRPORT MANAGER, AT MAMMOTH LAKES, THIS PERSPECTIVE COINCIDED WITH THAT OF THE OTHER WITNESSES THIS INCIDENT AND INVESTIGATION ARE CLOSED. THIS INCIDENT DID NOT INVOLVE A PILOT DEVIATION REPORT FORM 8020-17.