What happened
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(-5) On February 2, 2000, richard mathews, commercial pilot certificate number 288408564, was taxing N119ST, a Grumman model AA-5B aircraft to runway 28R at the Montgomery airport, San Diego, CA. As he neared the end of the taxiway, he aplied the aircraft brakes, but the aircraft did not slow down sufficently enough to prevent the aircraft from departing the taxiway and going into a ditch. The aircraft received minor damage, the pilot was not injured, no fire existed. Inspection of the aircraft by maintenance personnel from a local FAR 145 air agency determined that the brakes did function normally, no discrepancies could be found with the aircraft. Skid marks were noted on the taxiway. The aircraft was taxied back to the maintenance facility under it's own power with no braking problems noted. The pilot stated that this was his first sosl flight in this make/model aircraft after receiving dual instruction on 01/20/2000.
As the FAA filed it
(-5) ON FEBRUARY 2, 2000, RICHARD MATHEWS, COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE NUMBER 288408564, WAS TAXING N119ST, A GRUMMAN MODEL AA-5B AIRCRAFT TO RUNWAY 28R AT THE MONTGOMERY AIRPORT, SAN DIEGO, CA. AS HE NEARED THE END OF THE TAXIWAY, HE APLIED THE AIRCRAFT BRAKES, BUT THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT SLOW DOWN SUFFICENTLY ENOUGH TO PREVENT THE AIRCRAFT FROM DEPARTING THE TAXIWAY AND GOING INTO A DITCH. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE, THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED, NO FIRE EXISTED. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FROM A LOCAL FAR 145 AIR AGENCY DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKES DID FUNCTION NORMALLY, NO DISCREPANCIES COULD BE FOUND WITH THE AIRCRAFT. SKID MARKS WERE NOTED ON THE TAXIWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED BACK TO THE MAINTENANCE FACILITY UNDER IT'S OWN POWER WITH NO BRAKING PROBLEMS NOTED. THE PILOT STATED THAT THIS WAS HIS FIRST SOSL FLIGHT IN THIS MAKE/MODEL AIRCRAFT AFTER RECEIVING DUAL INSTRUCTION ON 01/20/2000.
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