20070914829779A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Beech A23-24 · West Chester, PA · September 14, 2007

Date
September 14, 2007 · 10:30 local
Place
West Chester, PA
Airport
Brandywine
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5073T
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC07LA227
Reported as
Beech A2324
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A2B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 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 performed an unsafe landing (long and fast) which required abnormally heavy braking in order to make the last taxiway at the end of the runway. While braking the left hand brake disc separated from its housing contributing to the accident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT PERFORMED AN UNSAFE LANDING (LONG AND FAST) WHICH REQUIRED ABNORMALLY HEAVY BRAKING IN ORDER TO MAKE THE LAST TAXIWAY AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. WHILE BRAKING THE LEFT HAND BRAKE DISC SEPARATED FROM ITS HOUSING CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.