What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Accident investigation revealed excessive brake wear. About 20% brake surface being utilized on both brake discs combined. Last annual inspection did nothing to address this problem and corrective maintenance was not initiated or entered into aircraft logbooks. privacy data omitted Pilot reported less than normal braking available. Reported that he could not get tires to lock up. Aircraft landed on grass runway, crossed highway and left wing hig power pole on other side of the street. No skid marks were present on street or concrete driveway across street.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED EXCESSIVE BRAKE WEAR. ABOUT 20% BRAKE SURFACE BEING UTILIZED ON BOTH BRAKE DISCS COMBINED. LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION DID NOTHING TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM AND CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE WAS NOT INITIATED OR ENTERED INTO AIRCRAFT LOGBOOKS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PILOT REPORTED LESS THAN NORMAL BRAKING AVAILABLE. REPORTED THAT HE COULD NOT GET TIRES TO LOCK UP. AIRCRAFT LANDED ON GRASS RUNWAY, CROSSED HIGHWAY AND LEFT WING HIG POWER POLE ON OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET. NO SKID MARKS WERE PRESENT ON STREET OR CONCRETE DRIVEWAY ACROSS STREET.
NTSB investigation
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Other reports on N8438B · 1
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