20081026851109A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Getgoo RV8A · Cambridge, MD · October 26, 2008

Date: October 26, 2008 · 10:00 local
Place: Cambridge, MD
Airport: Cambridge-Dorchester
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N88FG
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA09LA057
Reported as: Getgoo RV8A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

N88FGRegistered now · Getgood G Fraser VANS RV-8AS/N 1918 · Built 2004 Airframe modelGetgood G Fraser VANS RV-8A Engine modelContinental IO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-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.

As the FAA filed it

(-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.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ERA09LA057Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCambridge, MDThe failure of the RV-6A's right brake assembly o-ring due to excessive heat.Oct 26, 2008 · 2 aircraft · Substantial damage