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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr SA7D · Glendale, AZ · August 6, 2001

Date: August 6, 2001 · 09:25 local
Place: Glendale, AZ
Airport: Glendale Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2837
Reported as: Amtr SA7D
Pilot’s flight hours: 100 total25 in this make and model27 in the last 90 days

N2837Registered now · Hergert-Stits Skycoupe SA7DS/N 3 · Built 1969 Airframe modelHergert-Stits Skycoupe SA7D Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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

(-23) Brakes failed while taxiing on taxiway "a" at geu. Aircraft departed taxiway and came to rest 10 feet off the runup area in the dirt. The nose gear strut buckled and propeller struck the ground. Subsequent inspection revealed the brake master cylinder piston had failed to completely return to the retracted position therefore, not allowing brake fluid to fill the cylinder.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) BRAKES FAILED WHILE TAXIING ON TAXIWAY "A" AT GEU. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED TAXIWAY AND CAME TO REST 10 FEET OFF THE RUNUP AREA IN THE DIRT. THE NOSE GEAR STRUT BUCKLED AND PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION REVEALED THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER PISTON HAD FAILED TO COMPLETELY RETURN TO THE RETRACTED POSITION THEREFORE, NOT ALLOWING BRAKE FLUID TO FILL THE CYLINDER.