20111213027729I

Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Norton Thomas J VANS RV-8 · Sarasota, FL · December 13, 2011

Date
December 13, 2011 · 17:13 local
Place
Sarasota, FL
Airport
Sarasota/Bradenton Int'L
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N62TN
Reported as
Norton Thomas J Vans RV-8
Reported engine
Amateur-built SUPERIOR AIRPARTS
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
6,764 total455 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

On December 13, 2011, at 1715 EDT, a van rv 8, N62TN, s/n 81242, registered to privacy data omitted, was landing at the Sarasota / Bradenton airport (srq) on runway 14, with a cross wind. Pilot stated during the landing roll he applied right rudder and brake, the right brake was spongy and did not have full braking effect. The aircraft veered off the runway and damaged the right wheel fairing. That was the only damage to the aircraft, no injuries

As the FAA filed it

ON DECEMBER 13, 2011, AT 1715 EDT, A VAN RV 8, N62TN, S/N 81242, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS LANDING AT THE SARASOTA / BRADENTON AIRPORT (SRQ) ON RUNWAY 14, WITH A CROSS WIND. PILOT STATED DURING THE LANDING ROLL HE APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER AND BRAKE, THE RIGHT BRAKE WAS SPONGY AND DID NOT HAVE FULL BRAKING EFFECT. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND DAMAGED THE RIGHT WHEEL FAIRING. THAT WAS THE ONLY DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, NO INJURIES