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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Raythn 390 · Willimantic, CT · April 17, 2003

Date: April 17, 2003 · 13:50 local
Place: Willimantic, CT
Airport: Windham Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N390BW
Reported as: Raythn 390
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,375 total230 in this make and model66 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) Pilot stated that after landing on runway 27 the lift dump devices failed to deploy after being selected. Pilot used the emergency brake to stop the aircraft before reaching the end of the runway. The aircraft came to rest about 300 feet from the end of the runway with the left main gear in soft ground and right main and nose on the pavement. Damage was limited to main gear wheels and tires and tailcone. Evidence indicated that the pilot may have landed downwind. Failure of the lift dump system has not been established at this time.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 27 THE LIFT DUMP DEVICES FAILED TO DEPLOY AFTER BEING SELECTED. PILOT USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE REACHING THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ABOUT 300 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY WITH THE LEFT MAIN GEAR IN SOFT GROUND AND RIGHT MAIN AND NOSE ON THE PAVEMENT. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO MAIN GEAR WHEELS AND TIRES AND TAILCONE. EVIDENCE INDICATED THAT THE PILOT MAY HAVE LANDED DOWNWIND. FAILURE OF THE LIFT DUMP SYSTEM HAS NOT BEEN ESTABLISHED AT THIS TIME.