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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-30 · Tucson, AZ · November 10, 2010

Date
November 10, 2010 · 15:57 local
Place
Tucson, AZ
Airport
Tucson International Airport
Phase of flight
Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N628R
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR11LA044
Reported as
Piper PA-30
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
7,364 total1,169 in this make and model7 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.

11-10-10. Ineffective braking after landing on runway 11L at Tucson intl and lost braking and directional control after exiting at intersection A13. Aircraft crossed alpha taxiway and the ramp, striking the fire department building with the aircraft's right wing section. This caused substantial to the aircraft tip tank, wing and right engine propeller. No injuries reported.11-12-10. privacy data omitted Called this office from an intensive care unit where he was recovering from neurosurgery. He stated that he suffered a hematoma and the surgeon stated it appeared to have occurred several days earlier. privacy data omitted Wife stated he was limping after the accident where he received no injuries. This coupled with privacy data omitted headaches over the past week prompted her to get him to a hospital for an examination, at which time he was admitted for surgery. It appears the loss of control of the aircraft may have been due to this medical affliction.privacy data omitted Stated he was operating on a special medical certificate following a previous cardiovascular event and that he was taking the prescribed medication, coumadin.

As the FAA filed it

11-10-10. INEFFECTIVE BRAKING AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 11L AT TUCSON INTL AND LOST BRAKING AND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER EXITING AT INTERSECTION A13. AIRCRAFT CROSSED ALPHA TAXIWAY AND THE RAMP, STRIKING THE FIRE DEPARTMENT BUILDING WITH THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT WING SECTION. THIS CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL TO THE AIRCRAFT TIP TANK, WING AND RIGHT ENGINE PROPELLER. NO INJURIES REPORTED.11-12-10. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CALLED THIS OFFICE FROM AN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT WHERE HE WAS RECOVERING FROM NEUROSURGERY. HE STATED THAT HE SUFFERED A HEMATOMA AND THE SURGEON STATED IT APPEARED TO HAVE OCCURRED SEVERAL DAYS EARLIER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WIFE STATED HE WAS LIMPING AFTER THE ACCIDENT WHERE HE RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THIS COUPLED WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HEADACHES OVER THE PAST WEEK PROMPTED HER TO GET HIM TO A HOSPITAL FOR AN EXAMINATION, AT WHICH TIME HE WAS ADMITTED FOR SURGERY. IT APPEARS THE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT MAY HAVE BEEN DUE TO THIS MEDICAL AFFLICTION.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED HE WAS OPERATING ON A SPECIAL MEDICAL CERTIFICATE FOLLOWING A PREVIOUS CARDIOVASCULAR EVENT AND THAT HE WAS TAKING THE PRESCRIBED MEDICATION, COUMADIN.

NTSB investigation

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