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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Gulstm 680FL P · Baton Rouge, LA · April 23, 2007

Date: April 23, 2007 · 17:06 local
Place: Baton Rouge, LA
Airport: Baton Rouge Metropolitan, Ryan
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N385CG
Reported as: Gulstm 680FLP
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 28,000 total470 in this make and model76 in the last 90 days

N385CGRegistered now · Aero Commander 680FL PS/N 1495-14 · Built 1965 Airframe modelAero Commander 680FL P Engine modelLycoming IGSO-540-B1AReciprocating

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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 had departed on local VFR flight and was operating under FAR 91 flight rules. Aircraft had recently undergone major maintenance on the left engine and was being operated locally to accumulate flight time and to ascertain that the aircraft was airworthy prior to being put back in service for passenger carrying operations. Aircraft made a VFR approach to runway 22R and made a normal landing in first 1000 feet of the runway. On touchdown, pilot applied brakes and immediately lost brake pressure in the pedals. Pilot advised tower he could not stop and elected to depart the left side of the runway to stop in a large grassy area. Aircraft was stopped off left side of runway with no damage or injuries. On exiting aircraft, pilot noted hydraulic fluid had drenched the left main landing gear.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED ON LOCAL VFR FLIGHT AND WAS OPERATING UNDER FAR 91 FLIGHT RULES. AIRCRAFT HAD RECENTLY UNDERGONE MAJOR MAINTENANCE ON THE LEFT ENGINE AND WAS BEING OPERATED LOCALLY TO ACCUMULATE FLIGHT TIME AND TO ASCERTAIN THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS AIRWORTHY PRIOR TO BEING PUT BACK IN SERVICE FOR PASSENGER CARRYING OPERATIONS. AIRCRAFT MADE A VFR APPROACH TO RUNWAY 22R AND MADE A NORMAL LANDING IN FIRST 1000 FEET OF THE RUNWAY. ON TOUCHDOWN, PILOT APPLIED BRAKES AND IMMEDIATELY LOST BRAKE PRESSURE IN THE PEDALS. PILOT ADVISED TOWER HE COULD NOT STOP AND ELECTED TO DEPART THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY TO STOP IN A LARGE GRASSY AREA. AIRCRAFT WAS STOPPED OFF LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY WITH NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES. ON EXITING AIRCRAFT, PILOT NOTED HYDRAULIC FLUID HAD DRENCHED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR.