# Accident 20010829028469A: Amrgen AA5B, Marietta, PA, August 29, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 2001, 16:15 local time
- Place: Marietta, PA
- Airport: Donegal Springs Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0919° N, 76.5742° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0919&lon=-76.5742&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28665 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMRGEN AA5B
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD01LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01LA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010829028469A

## Narrative

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

(-23) RIGHT BRAKE FAILED DURING BACK TAXI ON RUNWAY FOR TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT DRIFTED LEFT OFF RUNWAY AND OVER A TEN FOOT EMBANKMENT. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND WING SPAR. ADDITIONAL DAMAGE WAS NOTED TO THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE, THE NOSE GEAR WAS COLLAPSED, AND THE PROP WAS BENT. POST CRASH INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT WHEEL BRAKE LINING WAS WORN SIGNIFICANTLY AND SEEPAGE OF BRAKE FLUID WAS OCCURRING FROM THE RIGHT BRAKE CYLINDER ASSEMBLY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ACCIDENT.

## 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 IAD01LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01LA088), Aug 29, 2001: Grumman American AA-5B (N28665), Marietta, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's operation of the airplane with known deficiencies. Also causal was the loss of brake pressure, which resulted in the failure of the right brake, and subsequent loss of control of the…

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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