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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Embraer-Emp EMB-500 · Brenham, TX · September 10, 2010

Date: September 10, 2010 · 12:30 local
Place: Brenham, TX
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N226CP
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN10IA535
Reported as: Embraer-Emp EMB-500
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW617F-E
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,500 total52 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Pilot stated upon touch down there was no brakes. Pilot allowed owner, who is a commercial rated pilot to apply emergency brakes. Aircraft began to skid, pilot told owner to release emergency system, the emergency brake system would not release. Aircraft skidded off runway and right hand gear collapsed. Minor damage to aircraft and no injuries to pilot or passenger.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED UPON TOUCH DOWN THERE WAS NO BRAKES. PILOT ALLOWED OWNER, WHO IS A COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT TO APPLY EMERGENCY BRAKES. AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SKID, PILOT TOLD OWNER TO RELEASE EMERGENCY SYSTEM, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SYSTEM WOULD NOT RELEASE. AIRCRAFT SKIDDED OFF RUNWAY AND RIGHT HAND GEAR COLLAPSED. MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES TO PILOT OR PASSENGER.

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 CEN10IA535Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportBrenham, TXThe pilots’ decision to depart with a known failed brake control unit.Sep 10, 2010 · Minor damage