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FAA incident report · Lancair Evolution · Monterey, CA · September 18, 2015

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Date
September 18, 2015 · 13:41 local
Place
Monterey, CA
Airport
Monterey
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N188PT
Reported as
Lancair Evolution
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-135A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,420 total77 in this make and model77 in the last 90 days
N188PTRegistered now · Paxair LANCAIR EVOLUTIONS/N EVO-0064 · Built 2015Airframe modelPaxair LANCAIR EVOLUTIONEngine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-135ATurbo-prop

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What happened

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

Pilot statement:

"Here is what I recall from the event.

At our departure location, all operations were normal. I departed krdm and flew to kmry as planned. During the descent, I performed the complete pre-landing check list which included checking the brakes.

At about 500? After landing, I began applying brakes after all three tires were on the ground. The airplane began pulling to the right. (Fyi: the nose gear is a free castering wheel. Steering is accomplished with differential braking.) I applied additional brake pressure to the left wheel in an attempt to control the aircraft?s direction down the center of the runway. The airplane continued veering to the right. As the airplane slowed, it changed from a pulling motion to a veering motion. The airplane came to a stop with the main gear on pavement and the nose gear off pavement.

After exiting the aircraft, the only damage that could be found was a blown right main tire.

The airplane was towed without issue off the active area.

The tire was replaced and the airplane returned to service and flown back to memphis.

No damage occurred to the airframe, propeller, engine, wheel, gear legs, etc."

Paul herrington

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATEMENT:

"HERE IS WHAT I RECALL FROM THE EVENT.

AT OUR DEPARTURE LOCATION, ALL OPERATIONS WERE NORMAL. I DEPARTED KRDM AND FLEW TO KMRY AS PLANNED. DURING THE DESCENT, I PERFORMED THE COMPLETE PRE-LANDING CHECK LIST WHICH INCLUDED CHECKING THE BRAKES.

AT ABOUT 500? AFTER LANDING, I BEGAN APPLYING BRAKES AFTER ALL THREE TIRES WERE ON THE GROUND. THE AIRPLANE BEGAN PULLING TO THE RIGHT. (FYI: THE NOSE GEAR IS A FREE CASTERING WHEEL. STEERING IS ACCOMPLISHED WITH DIFFERENTIAL BRAKING.) I APPLIED ADDITIONAL BRAKE PRESSURE TO THE LEFT WHEEL IN AN ATTEMPT TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT?S DIRECTION DOWN THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED VEERING TO THE RIGHT. AS THE AIRPLANE SLOWED, IT CHANGED FROM A PULLING MOTION TO A VEERING MOTION. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO A STOP WITH THE MAIN GEAR ON PAVEMENT AND THE NOSE GEAR OFF PAVEMENT.

AFTER EXITING THE AIRCRAFT, THE ONLY DAMAGE THAT COULD BE FOUND WAS A BLOWN RIGHT MAIN TIRE.

THE AIRPLANE WAS TOWED WITHOUT ISSUE OFF THE ACTIVE AREA.

THE TIRE WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRPLANE RETURNED TO SERVICE AND FLOWN BACK TO MEMPHIS.

NO DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE AIRFRAME, PROPELLER, ENGINE, WHEEL, GEAR LEGS, ETC."

PAUL HERRINGTON