# Incident 20160422007109I: Putney Gordon A PUTNEY VELCTY LW/RG, Odenton, MD, April 22, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 2016, 16:35 local time
- Place: Odenton, MD
- Airport: Tipton
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0663° N, 76.6938° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Odenton, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0663&lon=-76.6938&mi=10
- Aircraft: N122GP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N122GP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Putney Gordon A PUTNEY VELCTY LW/RG (registry code 05617YO, https://openairdocs.org/model/putney-gordon-a-putney-velcty-lw-rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PUTNEY GORDON A PUTNEY VELCTY LW/RG
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 9,500 total, 118 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160422007109I

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 22, 2016 THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT TIPTON AIRPORT (FME).  ON LANDING ROLL OUT THE PILOT APPLIED THE BRAKES AT WHICH TIME THE LEFT BRAKE FAILED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER OFF THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT NOSE LANDING GEAR MOUNT WAS DAMAGED FROM THE RUNWAY DEPARTURE.  IT WAS ALSO FOUND THAT THE BRAKE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A BRAKE LINING BEING WORN DOWN TOO FAR, AND WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED IT WAS DISLODGED FROM THE CALIPER.  THIS ALLOWED THE BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK OUT OF THE SYSTEM CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE.

## Other reports on N122GP (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20110704011669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110704011669I), Jul 4, 2011: Putney Gordon A PUTNEY VELCTY LW/RG (N122GP), East Troy, WI, Minor damage. On July 4, 2011 at 1845 CDT, pilot depart private airport in lake geneva, WI. The skys were clear and winds were calm. When pilot lowered landing gear he…

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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