19990605047589A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Aviat PITTS S-1S · Mitchellville, MD · June 5, 1999

Date: June 5, 1999 · 08:30 local
Place: Mitchellville, MD
Airport: Freeway Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N86RK
NTSB investigation: NTSBIAD99LA049
Reported as: Aviat PITTSS1S
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,286 total85 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days

N86RKRegistration cancelled Dec 10, 2001 · Kucki Nick J PITTS S-1SS/N K-036 · Built 1976 Airframe modelKucki Nick J PITTS S-1S Engine modelLycoming AEIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(.4) After landing, the pilot applied the brakes and experienced no braking action on the left side. The airplane departed the left side of the runway, struck a ditch, nosed over, and came to rest inverted. Examination of the left brake revealed the brake caliper was broken at the forward dowel pin hole. (-23) the aircraft landed on runway 18 when the left brake failed. The aircraft went off the right side of the runway and flipped over. The pilot, the sole occupant, sustained minor injuries and damage to the aircraft was substantial.

As the FAA filed it

(.4) AFTER LANDING, THE PILOT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND EXPERIENCED NO BRAKING ACTION ON THE LEFT SIDE. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, STRUCK A DITCH, NOSED OVER, AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. EXAMINATION OF THE LEFT BRAKE REVEALED THE BRAKE CALIPER WAS BROKEN AT THE FORWARD DOWEL PIN HOLE. (-23) THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 18 WHEN THE LEFT BRAKE FAILED. THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND FLIPPED OVER. THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIAL.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB IAD99LA049Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMitchellville, MDwas the loss of braking action on the left side due to a broken brake caliper.Jun 5, 1999 · Substantial damage