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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr VELOCITY · Livermore, CA · June 20, 2009

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Date: June 20, 2009 · 16:10 local
Place: Livermore, CA
Airport: Livermore Municipal
Phase of flight: Takeoff
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N92VA
Reported as: Amtr Velocity
Reported engine: Continental IO360*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,500 total250 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

N92VARegistration cancelled Apr 8, 2011 · Gunnoe James E JR VELOCITYS/N 001 · Built 1991 Airframe modelGunnoe James E JR VELOCITY Engine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&CReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot aborted takeoff as the aircraft was not building speed as expected. After turning off runway at gulf taxiway, right brake was applied to straighten out aircraft. The right brake failed completely and the aircraft ended up in the adjacent grass area. Tower informed the pilot there was a grass fire under the aircraft. Pilot got out of the aircraft and saw that the fire had started at the right landing gear area. After pilot tried to move the airacraft by hand (with no success), he pulled the fuel cutoff valve, got away from the aircraft and waited for the fire department to arrive.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT ABORTED TAKEOFF AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT BUILDING SPEED AS EXPECTED. AFTER TURNING OFF RUNWAY AT GULF TAXIWAY, RIGHT BRAKE WAS APPLIED TO STRAIGHTEN OUT AIRCRAFT. THE RIGHT BRAKE FAILED COMPLETELY AND THE AIRCRAFT ENDED UP IN THE ADJACENT GRASS AREA. TOWER INFORMED THE PILOT THERE WAS A GRASS FIRE UNDER THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT GOT OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND SAW THAT THE FIRE HAD STARTED AT THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR AREA. AFTER PILOT TRIED TO MOVE THE AIRACRAFT BY HAND (WITH NO SUCCESS), HE PULLED THE FUEL CUTOFF VALVE, GOT AWAY FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND WAITED FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO ARRIVE.

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Accident 20041016024309ATakeoff Ground Roll · Edmond, OK(-23) Pilot was departing for VFR trip to lake texhoma. Pilot aborted northerly takeoff and failed to maintain directional control of the aircraft. The aircraft skidded off the west side of the runway. The front gear collapsed on impact of the dirt berm on…Oct 16, 2004 · Substantial damage