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FAA incident report · Beech E-90 · Fredericksburg, VA · February 27, 1997

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Date
February 27, 1997 · 09:45 local
Place
Fredericksburg, VA
Airport
Shannon Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N81HP
Reported as
Beech E90
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,000 total1,200 in this make and model180 in the last 90 days
N81HPRegistered now · Beech E-90S/N LW-72 · Built 1973Airframe modelBeech E-90Engine modelU/A Canada PT6A-27-28Turbo-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: on 02/27/97, N81HP, a BE-90-E90 aircraft touched down at ezf, slightly left of the centerline. The aircraft veered right of the centerline and then sharply left approximately 2000 feet down runway 24 off onto the grass and came to a stop in a gully. The aircraft sustained damage to both propellers and the right main landing gear tire sidewall. The sole manipulator of the controls, not the pilot in command, reported experiencing heavy dragging of the left brakes. Physical examination of the cleveland wheel and brake installation showed brake disk coning and the left aft brake showed signs of overheating. A teardown inspection of the brake installation did not reveal other abnormalities, yet the aircraft records show evidence of recurring brake problems since the installation of the cleveland wheel and brake STC# SA619 gl in December of 1995. A review of the aircraft maintenance records revealed that the aircraft emergency locator transmitter, altimeter altitude reporting and ATC transponder inspections were overdue. privacy data omitted Although the brakes were installed in accordance with appropriate instructions of STC# SA619GL, the history of braking problems warrants further investigation.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON 02/27/97, N81HP, A BE-90-E90 AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AT EZF, SLIGHTLY LEFT OF THE CENTERLINE. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED RIGHT OF THE CENTERLINE AND THEN SHARPLY LEFT APPROXIMATELY 2000 FEET DOWN RUNWAY 24 OFF ONTO THE GRASS AND CAME TO A STOP IN A GULLY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO BOTH PROPELLERS AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRE SIDEWALL. THE SOLE MANIPULATOR OF THE CONTROLS, NOT THE PILOT IN COMMAND, REPORTED EXPERIENCING HEAVY DRAGGING OF THE LEFT BRAKES. PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF THE CLEVELAND WHEEL AND BRAKE INSTALLATION SHOWED BRAKE DISK CONING AND THE LEFT AFT BRAKE SHOWED SIGNS OF OVERHEATING. A TEARDOWN INSPECTION OF THE BRAKE INSTALLATION DID NOT REVEAL OTHER ABNORMALITIES, YET THE AIRCRAFT RECORDS SHOW EVIDENCE OF RECURRING BRAKE PROBLEMS SINCE THE INSTALLATION OF THE CLEVELAND WHEEL AND BRAKE STC# SA619 GL IN DECEMBER OF 1995. A REVIEW OF THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RECORDS REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT EMERGENCY LOCATOR TRANSMITTER, ALTIMETER ALTITUDE REPORTING AND ATC TRANSPONDER INSPECTIONS WERE OVERDUE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ALTHOUGH THE BRAKES WERE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROPRIATE INSTRUCTIONS OF STC# SA619GL, THE HISTORY OF BRAKING PROBLEMS WARRANTS FURTHER INVESTIGATION.