# Incident 20110529010869I: Carra LONG-EZ, Palm Springs, CA, May 29, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 2011, 14:19 local time
- Place: Palm Springs, CA
- Airport: Palm Springs
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8297° N, 116.5067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PALM SPRINGS INTL (PSP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8297&lon=-116.5067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N342MC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N342MC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Carra LONG-EZ (registry code 05603DK, https://openairdocs.org/model/carra-long-ez) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CARRA LONG-EZ
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,927 total, 456 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110529010869I

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED A BRAKE FAILURE WHILE TAXIING ON TWY ECHO AT PSP ARPT AND RAN OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF TWY ECHO INTO ROCKS.

## Other reports on N342MC (2)

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

- [Incident 20160625010609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160625010609I), Jun 25, 2016: Carra LONG-EZ (N342MC), Palm Springs, CA, Minor damage. The flight departed L35 going to psp. During landing, when the brakes were applied, the nose began to shimmy, breaking the nose wheel fork. The fork and wheel…
- [Incident 20131112022429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131112022429I), Nov 12, 2013: Carra LONG-EZ (N342MC), Palm Springs, CA, Minor damage. The latch pin was not installed completely and the canopy opened. The pilot landed before the nose gear was extended. Aircraft came to rest on nose. Pilot…

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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