# Accident 20100726040479A: Beers Richa TAILWIND 10, Delta, CO, July 26, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2010, 12:30 local time
- Place: Delta, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7864° N, 108.0636° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7864&lon=-108.0636&mi=10
- Aircraft: N375JX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N375JX-2020-12-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beers Richard B TAILWIND 10 (registry code 05627ZQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/beers-richard-b-tailwind-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-B2C (registry code 42139, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-b2c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEERS RICHA TAILWIND 10
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,093 total, 5 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA439](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA439) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100726040479A

## Narrative

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

TRANSCRIBED FROM WRITTEN STATEMENT RECEIVED FROM PILOT ON 07/27/2010:PILOT DEPARTED RUNWAY 3 AT DELTA AIRPORT(AJZ) AT APPROXIMATELY 1230 MT. UPON REACHING 40 KTS INDICATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS SLOWLY VEERING TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT CORRECTED WITH RIGHT/BRAKE RUDDER. AFTER THE CORRECTION USE OF THE LEFT BRAKE AND RUDDER BECAME INEFFECTIVE. NO CORRECTION WAS EFFECTED REGARDLESS OF BRAKING AND RUDDER OF LEFT MAIN. ON CUTTING THE POWER THE LEFT MAIN DUG IN HARD AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED. THE PILOT STATED THAT UPON RECOVERY AND LOADING THE AIRCRAFT THE LEFT MAIN WAS LOCKED AND NOT MOVING.

## 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 CEN10CA439](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA439), Jul 26, 2010: Beers Tailwind 10 (N375JX), Delta, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of control on the ground due to a malfunction of the right brake caliper.

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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