# Incident 20110514009529I: Eclipse EA500, Albuquerque, NM, May 14, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 2011, 17:00 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62RC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62RC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eclipse EA500 (registry code 3350000, https://openairdocs.org/model/eclipse-ea500) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW610F-A (registry code 52267, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw610f-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ECLIPSE EA500
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 8,050 total, 750 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110514009529I

## Narrative

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

PILOT ASKED TO COMPLETE HIGH SPEED TAXI TEST TO RETURN THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.  PILOT TAXIED TO RUNWAY 21 AT G (8500 FT OF RUNWAY 21 REMAINING).  DURING THE TAXI OUT THE PILOT NOTICED THAT HE HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES MORE THAN NORMAL, BUT FELT HE HAD ADEQUATE BRAKING.  PILOT ACCELERATED AIRCRAFT TO 90+ KNOTS AND THEN CLOSED THE THROTTLE WITH 3,000 FT OF RUNWAY REMAINING. HE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE AND THEY WERE SOFT.  HE CONTINIOUSLY PUMPED AND COULD NOT GET ADEQUATE BRAKING.  AT THE LAST TAXIWAY (F4) HE WAS STILL GOING TOO FAST TO MAKE THE 90 DEGREE TURN OFF AND ELECTED TO CONTINUE STRAIGHT AHEAD.  AIRCRAFT WENT THROUGH THE RUNWAY END LIGHTS.  AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT LANDING GEAR DOOR AND DAMAGED ONE LIGHT COVER.  PILOT PUMPED BRAKES AND FOUND THAT HE HAD ADEQUATE BRAKES TO TAXI TO THE HANGAR.

## Other reports on N62RC (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20090731012989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090731012989I), Jul 31, 2009: Eclips EA500 (N62RC), Omaha, NE, Minor damage. (-23) During the landing rollout on rwy 12, the right brake locked and the tire began to skid. The aircraft continued forward motion and exited the left side…

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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