What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Aircraft arrived at the Blackwater Airstrip (NC61) at 1915 EST for landing. Pilot made a normal approach to landing with full flaps at 75 mph. Aircraft touched down at approximatly 150 feet down the runway. At 40 mph and the midway point of the runway the pilot began to apply brakes at this point the aircraft made a sharp left turn. The pilot attempted to correct with full right rudder and full right brake with no response. Brakes had no pressure. The aircraft departed the runway the right main gear dug into the soft sand snapping the main gear approximatly six inches from the wheel.. Damage was limited to the right flap and right gear. No injuries or fatalities. (Also reference local report number IEA392010018)
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT ARRIVED AT THE BLACKWATER AIRSTRIP (NC61) AT 1915 EST FOR LANDING. PILOT MADE A NORMAL APPROACH TO LANDING WITH FULL FLAPS AT 75 MPH. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AT APPROXIMATLY 150 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY. AT 40 MPH AND THE MIDWAY POINT OF THE RUNWAY THE PILOT BEGAN TO APPLY BRAKES AT THIS POINT THE AIRCRAFT MADE A SHARP LEFT TURN. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT WITH FULL RIGHT RUDDER AND FULL RIGHT BRAKE WITH NO RESPONSE. BRAKES HAD NO PRESSURE. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR DUG INTO THE SOFT SAND SNAPPING THE MAIN GEAR APPROXIMATLY SIX INCHES FROM THE WHEEL.. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE RIGHT FLAP AND RIGHT GEAR. NO INJURIES OR FATALITIES. (ALSO REFERENCE LOCAL REPORT NUMBER IEA392010018)
Other reports on N250CH · 3
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