19991119037489I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amrgen AA-5 · Key West, FL · November 19, 1999

Date: November 19, 1999 · 12:36 local
Place: Key West, FL
Airport: Key West International
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N7196L
Reported as: Amrgen AA5
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 300 total6 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

N7196LRegistered now · Grumman American Avn. AA-5S/N AA5-0496 · Built 1973 Airframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-5 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Aircraft was landing on runway 9 with left crosswind. During landing roll-out aircraft turned to the left and exited runway. Aircraft has castering nosewheel. Pilot stated that full rudder and brakes against the turn was used to no avail. Later examination of aircraft revealed that left brake was dragging slightly and that the overall braking ability to be poor at best.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 9 WITH LEFT CROSSWIND. DURING LANDING ROLL-OUT AIRCRAFT TURNED TO THE LEFT AND EXITED RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT HAS CASTERING NOSEWHEEL. PILOT STATED THAT FULL RUDDER AND BRAKES AGAINST THE TURN WAS USED TO NO AVAIL. LATER EXAMINATION OF AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT LEFT BRAKE WAS DRAGGING SLIGHTLY AND THAT THE OVERALL BRAKING ABILITY TO BE POOR AT BEST.

Other reports on N7196L · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20000916040819AForced/Precautionary Landing · Zephyrhills, FL(.4) The pilot noted the airplane was not climbing as expected and a decreased engine RPM. He checked the throttle and mixture controls then with obstructions ahead, intentionally stalled the airplane; a hard landing resulted. The mixture control arm was in…Sep 16, 2000 · Substantial damage