# Accident 20080706840019A: Lancar LC41550FG, Hailey, ID, July 6, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 2008, 11:30 local time
- Place: Hailey, ID
- Airport: Friedman Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5039° N, 114.2956° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5039&lon=-114.2956&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2544W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2544W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lancair LC41-550FG (registry code 5150001, https://openairdocs.org/model/lancair-lc41-550fg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-550 series (registry code 17043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LANCAR LC41550FG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,749 total, 49 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA217) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080706840019A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED WHILE TAXIING NORTH ON TAXIWAY BRAVO FOR A RUNWAY 13 DEPARTURE, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT STATED HE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT BY APPLYING RIGHT BRAKE AND FELT NO RESPONSE. THE PILOT STATED HE THEN REALIZED THE RIGHT BRAKE HAD FAILED AND ATTEMPTED TO BRING THE AIRCRAFT TO A STOP BUT WAS UNABLE. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED TAXIWAY BRAVO TO THE NORTH AND STRUCK THE AIRPORT PERIMETER FENCE WHICH RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 LAX08LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA217), Jul 6, 2008: Lancair LC41-550FG (N2544W), Hailey, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of directional control while taxiing due to the failure of the right brake.

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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