20040930023139I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA31T · Denver, CO · September 30, 2004

Date: September 30, 2004 · 12:44 local
Place: Denver, CO
Airport: Centennial Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N78TW
Reported as: Piper PA31T
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,400 total150 in this make and model65 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) Aircraft landed on runway 35R at apa. On rollout after coming out of reverse thrust pilot applied brakes. Brakes failed and pilot lost some directional control but recovered with differential engine thrust. Propeller had two small nicks which were profiled by maintenance. Brake system had been worked on recently and had air in lines. Maintenance bled brakes and airplane was released for flight.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 35R AT APA. ON ROLLOUT AFTER COMING OUT OF REVERSE THRUST PILOT APPLIED BRAKES. BRAKES FAILED AND PILOT LOST SOME DIRECTIONAL CONTROL BUT RECOVERED WITH DIFFERENTIAL ENGINE THRUST. PROPELLER HAD TWO SMALL NICKS WHICH WERE PROFILED BY MAINTENANCE. BRAKE SYSTEM HAD BEEN WORKED ON RECENTLY AND HAD AIR IN LINES. MAINTENANCE BLED BRAKES AND AIRPLANE WAS RELEASED FOR FLIGHT.