What happened
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Aircraft left brake failed on landing, rolled off the runway. (-23) during landing at mbt, runway 18/36 length 3898' at 0715 local, pilot made a normal landing, applied brakes, left brake failed, right brake engaged and pulled aircraft to the right. Pilot added a boost of power to the right engine to keep aircraft on runway. Aircraft veered off the runway at a slight angle at the 3,600 foot mark, right propeller hit a distant sign, aircraft continued, ran off the ned of the runway at the hold spot, hit a light with the bottom of right wing and right aileron, and came to rest on a grassy slope at approximately 95' from the end of the runway. Pilot and one passenger onboard. No injuries. Nose landing gear was sheared off at the bottom of the strut, s/m damage to nose area, left and right keel beams in nose landing gear area were damaged, minor damage to bottom of right wing and right aileron, and the right and left engine propellers were damaged. On scene investigation of the brake system revealed the reservoir was emptied and the brake lines had a small amount of fluid in them. The brake system was serviced and operational, checked. System check good and no leaks were d iscovered. An accident investigation is in progress by NTSB, number ATL97LA100.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT LEFT BRAKE FAILED ON LANDING, ROLLED OFF THE RUNWAY. (-23) DURING LANDING AT MBT, RUNWAY 18/36 LENGTH 3898' AT 0715 LOCAL, PILOT MADE A NORMAL LANDING, APPLIED BRAKES, LEFT BRAKE FAILED, RIGHT BRAKE ENGAGED AND PULLED AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT. PILOT ADDED A BOOST OF POWER TO THE RIGHT ENGINE TO KEEP AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AT A SLIGHT ANGLE AT THE 3,600 FOOT MARK, RIGHT PROPELLER HIT A DISTANT SIGN, AIRCRAFT CONTINUED, RAN OFF THE NED OF THE RUNWAY AT THE HOLD SPOT, HIT A LIGHT WITH THE BOTTOM OF RIGHT WING AND RIGHT AILERON, AND CAME TO REST ON A GRASSY SLOPE AT APPROXIMATELY 95' FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY. PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER ONBOARD. NO INJURIES. NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS SHEARED OFF AT THE BOTTOM OF THE STRUT, S/M DAMAGE TO NOSE AREA, LEFT AND RIGHT KEEL BEAMS IN NOSE LANDING GEAR AREA WERE DAMAGED, MINOR DAMAGE TO BOTTOM OF RIGHT WING AND RIGHT AILERON, AND THE RIGHT AND LEFT ENGINE PROPELLERS WERE DAMAGED. ON SCENE INVESTIGATION OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM REVEALED THE RESERVOIR WAS EMPTIED AND THE BRAKE LINES HAD A SMALL AMOUNT OF FLUID IN THEM. THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS SERVICED AND OPERATIONAL, CHECKED. SYSTEM CHECK GOOD AND NO LEAKS WERE D ISCOVERED. AN ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION IS IN PROGRESS BY NTSB, NUMBER ATL97LA100.
NTSB investigation
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