What happened
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(-23) Amateur built aircraft N793H sustained minor damage to the right main landing gear when the pilot aborted take-off and veered off the left side of the runway at the Chandler airport in Arizona. The pilot stated he aborted take-off when it appeared the aircraft was not gaining enough take-off speed. The pilot stated he applied the brakes hard when the right brake failed. The aircraft left the runway and spun around in the dirt before coming to rest. The pilot said the right brake started to catch fire, he put the fire out with his water bottle. The aircraft was operated by the pilot/owner as a personal flight under CFR 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The pilot was not injured.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT N793H SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEN THE PILOT ABORTED TAKE-OFF AND VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AT THE CHANDLER AIRPORT IN ARIZONA. THE PILOT STATED HE ABORTED TAKE-OFF WHEN IT APPEARED THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GAINING ENOUGH TAKE-OFF SPEED. THE PILOT STATED HE APPLIED THE BRAKES HARD WHEN THE RIGHT BRAKE FAILED. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY AND SPUN AROUND IN THE DIRT BEFORE COMING TO REST. THE PILOT SAID THE RIGHT BRAKE STARTED TO CATCH FIRE, HE PUT THE FIRE OUT WITH HIS WATER BOTTLE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT/OWNER AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER CFR 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.
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