What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: at 1350 LCL time while landing at bkl gordon d. pred (in a written statement) said that the aircraft's left brake was locking-up during landing-rollout. When he attempted to correct by applying the right brake the aircraft nosed over on to the runway. Causing minor damage to prop and nose cone. On 06-13-97 inspector paul halverson submitted an inspector's report stateing "on June 11, 1997, I witnessed the disassembly of the brake assembly on N180F, sn#1818. Finding: the brake pads were cracked and broken. Conclusion: the broken brake pads could have caused the incident." With the above findings it has been gleaned that there was no pilot error, incident was caused by a mechanical failure. Incident case closed, no action.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: AT 1350 LCL TIME WHILE LANDING AT BKL GORDON D. PRED (IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT) SAID THAT THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT BRAKE WAS LOCKING-UP DURING LANDING-ROLLOUT. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT BY APPLYING THE RIGHT BRAKE THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER ON TO THE RUNWAY. CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO PROP AND NOSE CONE. ON 06-13-97 INSPECTOR PAUL HALVERSON SUBMITTED AN INSPECTOR'S REPORT STATEING "ON JUNE 11, 1997, I WITNESSED THE DISASSEMBLY OF THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY ON N180F, SN#1818. FINDING: THE BRAKE PADS WERE CRACKED AND BROKEN. CONCLUSION: THE BROKEN BRAKE PADS COULD HAVE CAUSED THE INCIDENT." WITH THE ABOVE FINDINGS IT HAS BEEN GLEANED THAT THERE WAS NO PILOT ERROR, INCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY A MECHANICAL FAILURE. INCIDENT CASE CLOSED, NO ACTION.
Other reports on N180F · 1
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