What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Per airport manager at the scene. Aircraft landed and veered off the right side of the runway and nose gear collapsed, damage to props and wrinkle in left wing upper skin. Pilot reported to ground crew that the right brake failed causing him to veer off the runway. Pictures provided by airport personnel to this office indicating hydraulic fluid on right brake caliper with evidence of fluid on left brake and wheel assembly. Evidence of hydraulic fluid leaking onto the ramp from brake after sitting static after being moved from accident scene.
As the FAA filed it
PER AIRPORT MANAGER AT THE SCENE. AIRCRAFT LANDED AND VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, DAMAGE TO PROPS AND WRINKLE IN LEFT WING UPPER SKIN. PILOT REPORTED TO GROUND CREW THAT THE RIGHT BRAKE FAILED CAUSING HIM TO VEER OFF THE RUNWAY. PICTURES PROVIDED BY AIRPORT PERSONNEL TO THIS OFFICE INDICATING HYDRAULIC FLUID ON RIGHT BRAKE CALIPER WITH EVIDENCE OF FLUID ON LEFT BRAKE AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY. EVIDENCE OF HYDRAULIC FLUID LEAKING ONTO THE RAMP FROM BRAKE AFTER SITTING STATIC AFTER BEING MOVED FROM ACCIDENT SCENE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.