# Accident 20070914829779A: Beech A2324, West Chester, PA, September 14, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 2007, 10:30 local time
- Place: West Chester, PA
- Airport: Brandywine
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9903° N, 75.5819° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9903&lon=-75.5819&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5073T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5073T-2013-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A23-24 (registry code 1151226, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a23-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A2324
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA227) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070914829779A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC07LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07LA227), Sep 14, 2007: Beech A23-24 (N5073T), West Chester, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total failure of the left brake disc due to corrosion.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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