# Accident 20081026851099A: Campbe RV6, Cambridge, MD, October 26, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 2008, 10:00 local time
- Place: Cambridge, MD
- Airport: Cambridge-Dorchester
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5392° N, 76.0303° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5392&lon=-76.0303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N914ES, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N914ES-2013-12-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Campbell Earl S JR RV-6A (registry code 05623LB, https://openairdocs.org/model/campbell-earl-s-jr-rv-6a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CAMPBE RV6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 500 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081026851099A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT (N914ES) TAXIED ON THE RAMP (AT CGE) TOWARD A PARKED AIRCRAFT (N88FG).  WHEN THE AIRCRAFT (N914ES) ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN TO PARK ALONG SIDE OF A PARKED AIRCRAFT, THE RIGHT BRAKE FAILED.  THIS CAUSED THE TWO AIRCRAFT TO RUN TOGETHER.  THE RIGHT WING TIPS WERE DAMAGED ON BOTH AIRCRAFT.  THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER OF THE PARKED AIRCRAFT (N88FG) WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED BY THE PROP OF N914ES.  BRAKE FLUID WAS NOTED ON RIGHT BRAKE AND THE GROUND AROUND THE RIGHT WHEEL OF N914ES.

## 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 ERA09LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA057), Oct 26, 2008: Campbell Earl S JR RV-6A (N914ES), Cambridge, MD, minor damage. Probable cause: The failure of the RV-6A's right brake assembly o-ring due to excessive heat.

## Other reports on N914ES (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20130729013709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130729013709A), Jul 29, 2013: Campbell Earl S Jr RV-6A (N914ES), Knox, IN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft impacted ground during approch to landing runway 36 at oxi.
- [Incident 20030224001789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030224001789I), Feb 24, 2003: Amtr RV6A (N914ES), Pickens, SC. (-23) The pilot stated that the engine quit during cruise flight due to fuel starvation.

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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