20080113009979A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Jabiru JABIRU J400 · Santa Monica, CA · January 13, 2008

Date
January 13, 2008 · 17:50 local
Place
Santa Monica, CA
Airport
Santa Monica Municipal
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N522RJ
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA08LA060
Reported as
Jabiru JABIRUJ400
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
300 total160 in this make and model24 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The aircraft touched down on runway 21 with approximately 3000' of runway remaining. During the landing roll the aircraft suffered a brake system failure and the airman was unable to stop the aircraft on the runway surface. As noted in the initial visual inspection by inspectors privacy data omitted the brake system appeared to be in a normal condition. However, a subsequent teardown of the braking system by the owner/builder/pilot of the aircraft revealed worn pads, rotor and a failed caliper seal. See pictures.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 21 WITH APPROXIMATELY 3000' OF RUNWAY REMAINING. DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED A BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE AND THE AIRMAN WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY SURFACE. AS NOTED IN THE INITIAL VISUAL INSPECTION BY INSPECTORS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE BRAKE SYSTEM APPEARED TO BE IN A NORMAL CONDITION. HOWEVER, A SUBSEQUENT TEARDOWN OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM BY THE OWNER/BUILDER/PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED WORN PADS, ROTOR AND A FAILED CALIPER SEAL. SEE PICTURES.

NTSB investigation

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