# Accident 20170530004709A: Tappen Chris VELOCITY SUV, Puyallup, WA, May 30, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 2017, 16:20 local time
- Place: Puyallup, WA
- Airport: Pierce County - Thun Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.1039° N, 122.2872° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1039&lon=-122.2872&mi=10
- Aircraft: N399DG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N399DG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Tappen Chris VELOCITY SUV (registry code 05630G8, https://openairdocs.org/model/tappen-chris-velocity-suv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-C1E6 (registry code 41835, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-c1e6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TAPPEN CHRIS VELOCITY SUV
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 465 total, 20 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR17LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170530004709A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED RUNWAY 35 TO CONDUCT TRAFFIC PATTERNS AND TAKE-OFFS AND LANDINGS IN A NEWLY PURCHASED AIRCRAFT. DURING FIRST LANDING, PILOT NOTED THAT THE RIGHT BRAKE WAS NOT WORKING. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO SLOW THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE THE END OF THE RUNWAY BUT WAS UNABLE TO STOP USING THE BRAKES WITHOUT THE AIRCRAFT PULLING TO THE LEFT DUE TO THE LACK OF FUNCTIONING BRAKES ON THE RIGHT SIDE. AS THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED THE END OF THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT APPLIED BRAKES TO AVOID OBSTACLES/RUNWAY LIGHTS AND VEERED LEFT OFF OF THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT ROLLED APPROXIMATELY 600 FEET NORTHWEST OFF OF THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTED A FENCE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR17LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR17LA114), May 30, 2017: Tappen Chris Velocity SUV (N399DG), Puyallup, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The airplane builder's failure to install safety wires on the brake disc attachment bolts, and the mechanic’s failure to identify the omission during the condition inspection. The subsequent brake…

## Other reports on N399DG (1)

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

- [Incident 20130719012659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130719012659I), Jul 19, 2013: Tappen Chris VELOCITY SUV (N399DG), Roanoke, TX, Minor damage. On July 19, 2013, about 1615 central time, an experimental home built aircraft (Velocity Suv), N399DG departed the runway after landing. After landing or at…

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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