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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Waco QCF · Santa Paula, CA · February 7, 2013

Date
February 7, 2013 · 10:40 local
Place
Santa Paula, CA
Airport
Santa Paula
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision
Collision on the ground
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N17445
Reported as
Waco QCF
Reported engine
Continental W670 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

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.

After touch-down, during roll-out, the pilot was making directional corrections with the rudder input. As the rudder became less effective, braking was used. While applying brakes, the right hand brake pedal broke. The aircraft veered to the left, impacting another aircraft which was tied down.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER TOUCH-DOWN, DURING ROLL-OUT, THE PILOT WAS MAKING DIRECTIONAL CORRECTIONS WITH THE RUDDER INPUT. AS THE RUDDER BECAME LESS EFFECTIVE, BRAKING WAS USED. WHILE APPLYING BRAKES, THE RIGHT HAND BRAKE PEDAL BROKE. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT, IMPACTING ANOTHER AIRCRAFT WHICH WAS TIED DOWN.

Other aircraft in the event · 1

Each aircraft in a collision has its own report.

N5565TCessna 172ENo report for this aircraft in the release