# Accident 19990812040459A: Aspen, CO, August 12, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1999, 12:34 local time
- Place: Aspen, CO
- Airport: Aspen-Pitkin Co - Sardy Field
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3496° N, 108.5706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3496&lon=-108.5706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N124KM (not matched to a registry record)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN99LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990812040459A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT INDICATED, DURING TELEPHONE CONVERSATION, THAT THE DESCENT FOR APPROACH WAS SO RAPID THAT PRESSURIZATION WAS NOT COMPLETED SO HE ELECTED TO EXECUTE A MISSED APPROACH TO ALLOW THE PRESSURIZATION TO CATCH UP. SURING SECOND APPROACH TO RUNWAY PILOT STATED A NORMAL APPROACH AND LANDING WAS CONDUCTED.  DURING THE LANDING THE RIGHT BRAKE WAS SPONGY AND FAILED, CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO EXIT OFF THE END OF RUNWAY.  ASPEN TOWER PERSONNEL STATEMENT INDICATE THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS VERY FAST ON A THREE (3) MILE FINAL.  AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY 2500 FEET DOWN RUNWAY 15.  ATC STATEMENTS INDICATED AIRCRAFT WAS NOT SLOWING DOWN IN NORMALLY OBSERVED MANNER.  PILOT REPORTED A BRAKE FAILURE ON TOWER VOICE TAPES.  FAA DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN AN ON SCENE INVESTIGATION DUE TO LACK OF FUNDING FOR INSPECTOR TRAVEL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN99LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA144), Aug 12, 1999: Coleman Lancair IV P (N124KM), Aspen, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A failure of the right landing gear's brake system. Factors were the improper touchdown point attained by the pilot, the existing weather conditions that included a tailwind and high density…

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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