What happened
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(-23) Upon departure at Moab, UT, pilot lost directional control of aircraft due to braking problems. Aircraft departed runway to the left, ground looped and over turned. No injuries, but aircraft received substantial damage. Brian richardson, maintenance supervisor for sunrise airlines,inspected l/h brake assy after the accident and found it to be dragging, and only after a second attempt did it finally appear to rotate freely.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) UPON DEPARTURE AT MOAB, UT, PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT DUE TO BRAKING PROBLEMS. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY TO THE LEFT, GROUND LOOPED AND OVER TURNED. NO INJURIES, BUT AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. BRIAN RICHARDSON, MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR FOR SUNRISE AIRLINES,INSPECTED L/H BRAKE ASSY AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND FOUND IT TO BE DRAGGING, AND ONLY AFTER A SECOND ATTEMPT DID IT FINALLY APPEAR TO ROTATE FREELY.
NTSB investigation
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