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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Mtsbsi MU300 · Carlsbad, CA · March 7, 2005

Date
March 7, 2005 · 07:50 local
Place
Carlsbad, CA
Airport
Mcclellan-Palomar
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
EKGA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N975GR
Reported as
Mtsbsi MU300
People aboard
6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
18,473 total700 in this make and model20 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) On March 7, 2005, at approximately 0750 PDT, a MU-300, (N975GR), piloted by privacy data omitted , landed at Palomar airport (crq). Upon touchdown, acft experienced no brakes. SIC privacy data omitted ^ turned off anti-skid. Brakes would still not actuate. Emergency brake system was applied resulting in both main gears locking. Both tires did explode. No fire or injuries reported. Inspection of the aircraft revealed the copilot's pedals were solid. Pilot's were mushy. Even though copilot's pedals were solid, mechanic felt there was still rudder control. At the base of the pedals (copilot's) by the heel, were two arrows with levers. The lever on the left pedal was moved to the left, the lever on the right pedal was moved the right. Once these levers were moved the copilots pedals were mushy. Once new brakes were installed an operational check was completed. System performed flawlessly. Briefed pmi for cutter at scottsdale FSDO.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MARCH 7, 2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 0750 PDT, A MU-300, (N975GR), PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ , LANDED AT PALOMAR AIRPORT (CRQ). UPON TOUCHDOWN, ACFT EXPERIENCED NO BRAKES. SIC ^PRIVACY ^ TURNED OFF ANTI-SKID. BRAKES WOULD STILL NOT ACTUATE. EMERGENCY BRAKE SYSTEM WAS APPLIED RESULTING IN BOTH MAIN GEARS LOCKING. BOTH TIRES DID EXPLODE. NO FIRE OR INJURIES REPORTED. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THE COPILOT'S PEDALS WERE SOLID. PILOT'S WERE MUSHY. EVEN THOUGH COPILOT'S PEDALS WERE SOLID, MECHANIC FELT THERE WAS STILL RUDDER CONTROL. AT THE BASE OF THE PEDALS (COPILOT'S) BY THE HEEL, WERE TWO ARROWS WITH LEVERS. THE LEVER ON THE LEFT PEDAL WAS MOVED TO THE LEFT, THE LEVER ON THE RIGHT PEDAL WAS MOVED THE RIGHT. ONCE THESE LEVERS WERE MOVED THE COPILOTS PEDALS WERE MUSHY. ONCE NEW BRAKES WERE INSTALLED AN OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS COMPLETED. SYSTEM PERFORMED FLAWLESSLY. BRIEFED PMI FOR CUTTER AT SCOTTSDALE FSDO.