# Accident 20020303003299A: Frchld 24W46, Marana, AZ, March 3, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 2002, 11:30 local time
- Place: Marana, AZ
- Airport: Marana Northwest Regnl Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4156° N, 111.2197° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4156&lon=-111.2197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77618, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N77618) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild 24W-46 (registry code 3370626, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-24w-46) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Warner SS165 series (registry code 64504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/warner-ss165-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FRCHLD 24W46
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020303003299A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRMAN LANDED AT MARANA NW REGIONAL AIRPORT. HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER. POST INSPECTION REVEALED A CRACKED LEFT SPAR AND RIBS, DAMAGED VERTICAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER, AND MINOR DAMAGE TO RIGHT WING, FUSELAGE, COWLING, AND BOTH COMPOSITE PROP BLADES SHEARED OFF. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE LEFT BRAKE HAD SEIZED.

## 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 LAX02LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA099), Mar 3, 2002: Fairchild 24W-46 (N77618), Marana, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The left brake failed due to a stuck piston.

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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