# Incident 19960313009629I: Grob G115C, Oxford, CT, March 13, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1996, 17:10 local time
- Place: Oxford, CT
- Airport: Waterbury-Oxford
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4783° N, 73.1352° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WATERBURY-OXFORD (OXC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4783&lon=-73.1352&mi=10
- Aircraft: N115AZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N115AZ-2008-04-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Burkhart Grob GROB G115C (registry code 1660303, https://openairdocs.org/model/burkhart-grob-grob-g115c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GROB G115C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 5 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960313009629I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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 20001014030089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001014030089I), Oct 14, 2000: Grob G115C (N115AZ), Westerly, RI, Minor damage. (-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…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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