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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B · Albany, OR · May 10, 2012

Date: May 10, 2012 · 07:40 local
Place: Albany, OR
Airport: Wooldridge Strip
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: JQRG
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6993Q
Reported as: Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney RECIPROCATING/RADIAL
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 27,355 total12,322 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

N6993QRegistration cancelled Aug 8, 2023 · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164BS/N 340B · Built 1977 Airframe modelGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164B Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Upon landing the seal in the left brake master cylinder failed causing loss of braking on the left hand brake system. This in turn caused the aircraft to yaw to the right and exit the runway. The aircraft colided with a large blackberry bush and came to rest on it's nose. There was non-substantial damage to the right hand - upper wing leading edge and wing tip. There was a tear in the right hand - lower wing fabric approximately mid span of the wing. The engine and propeller were inspected and determined to be airworthy.

As the FAA filed it

UPON LANDING THE SEAL IN THE LEFT BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKING ON THE LEFT HAND BRAKE SYSTEM. THIS IN TURN CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO YAW TO THE RIGHT AND EXIT THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT COLIDED WITH A LARGE BLACKBERRY BUSH AND CAME TO REST ON IT'S NOSE. THERE WAS NON-SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT HAND - UPPER WING LEADING EDGE AND WING TIP. THERE WAS A TEAR IN THE RIGHT HAND - LOWER WING FABRIC APPROXIMATELY MID SPAN OF THE WING. THE ENGINE AND PROPELLER WERE INSPECTED AND DETERMINED TO BE AIRWORTHY.