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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Grob G115C · Oxford, CT · March 13, 1996

Date: March 13, 1996 · 17:10 local
Place: Oxford, CT
Airport: Waterbury-Oxford
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N115AZ
Reported as: Grob G115C
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 300 total5 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N115AZRegistration cancelled Apr 14, 2008 · Burkhart Grob GROB G115CS/N 82035/C Airframe modelBurkhart Grob GROB G115C

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What happened

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

Narrative: the pilot stated the left brake either failed or locked up (he was not very clear on what happened). A witness who services airplanes at Oxford airport, stated that he saw the Grob, N115AZ, after it landed on the runway. The witness stated that N115AZ, after it landed on the runway. The witness stated that N115AZ was very fast (about as fast as a light twin). The Grob's approach to landing speed is 70KTS, and was bouncing from one wheel to another before it went off the side of the runway. Damage to nosewheel and prop only. There was no indication of a mechanical failure. privacy data omitted Incident closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT STATED THE LEFT BRAKE EITHER FAILED OR LOCKED UP (HE WAS NOT VERY CLEAR ON WHAT HAPPENED). A WITNESS WHO SERVICES AIRPLANES AT OXFORD AIRPORT, STATED THAT HE SAW THE GROB, N115AZ, AFTER IT LANDED ON THE RUNWAY. THE WITNESS STATED THAT N115AZ, AFTER IT LANDED ON THE RUNWAY. THE WITNESS STATED THAT N115AZ WAS VERY FAST (ABOUT AS FAST AS A LIGHT TWIN). THE GROB'S APPROACH TO LANDING SPEED IS 70KTS, AND WAS BOUNCING FROM ONE WHEEL TO ANOTHER BEFORE IT WENT OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. DAMAGE TO NOSEWHEEL AND PROP ONLY. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF A MECHANICAL FAILURE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INCIDENT CLOSED.

Other reports on N115AZ · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20001014030089ILevel Off Touchdown · Westerly, RI(-23)Westerly State Airport, Westerly, RI, runway 25. Upon landing, nose wheel broke off of nose landing gear at base to strut. Aircraft propeller struck runway several times before causing engine to stop. Minor damage to nose landing gear and belly of…Oct 14, 2000 · Minor damage