# Incident 20120517010559I: Chabal Joseph RV-8A, Shelbyville, IN, May 17, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 2012, 17:20 local time
- Place: Shelbyville, IN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5466° N, 85.7768° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shelbyville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5466&lon=-85.7768&mi=10
- Aircraft: N827C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N827C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Chabal Joseph RV-8A (registry code 05610LP, https://openairdocs.org/model/chabal-joseph-rv-8a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHABAL JOSEPH RV-8A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 575 total, 76 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120517010559I

## Narrative

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

WHILE THE PILOT WAS CONDUCTING TAXI OPERATIONS TO ASSESS AIRCRAFT ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DUE TO BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE.  THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE TAXIWAY AND STRUCK AND DAMAGED A STEEL FUEL PUMP HOUSING ON THE KGEZ PARKING RAMP.

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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