What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) After landing the a/c brakes failed, and the aircraft went off the runway. (-23 amendment) when the pilot began applying the brakes after landing, he stated the right brake did not hold and the aircraft began veering to the left toward an embankment. To prevent impact with the embankment, the pilot stated he applied hard left brake to ground loop the aircraft in order to sustain less damage. The right wingtip and the horizontal stabilizer were damaged in the subsequent ground loop.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AFTER LANDING THE A/C BRAKES FAILED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RUNWAY. (-23 AMENDMENT) WHEN THE PILOT BEGAN APPLYING THE BRAKES AFTER LANDING, HE STATED THE RIGHT BRAKE DID NOT HOLD AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN VEERING TO THE LEFT TOWARD AN EMBANKMENT. TO PREVENT IMPACT WITH THE EMBANKMENT, THE PILOT STATED HE APPLIED HARD LEFT BRAKE TO GROUND LOOP THE AIRCRAFT IN ORDER TO SUSTAIN LESS DAMAGE. THE RIGHT WINGTIP AND THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WERE DAMAGED IN THE SUBSEQUENT GROUND LOOP.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
Other reports on N1810P · 1
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