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FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Gaithersburg, MD · November 24, 2017

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Date
November 24, 2017 · 12:00 local
Place
Gaithersburg, MD
Airport
Montgomery County Airpark
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2172D
Reported as
Piper PA-28-161
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
400 total100 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days
N2172DRegistered now · Piper PA-28-161S/N 28-7916147 · Built 1978Airframe modelPiper PA-28-161Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Instructor reported that after landing when slowing to turn to back taxi the runway, the student initially had no brake response, then the right brake locked up causing the aircraft to slide off of the right side of the runway. Minor damage to left main gear and left wing tip. Subsequent testing of the brakes indicated no problem.

Temp: 37.9 f, dew point: 30 f, humidity: 73%, pressure: 30.72 in, vis: 10 miles, wind sse at 5.8 mph, conditions: clear.

As the FAA filed it

INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THAT AFTER LANDING WHEN SLOWING TO TURN TO BACK TAXI THE RUNWAY, THE STUDENT INITIALLY HAD NO BRAKE RESPONSE, THEN THE RIGHT BRAKE LOCKED UP CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SLIDE OFF OF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. MINOR DAMAGE TO LEFT MAIN GEAR AND LEFT WING TIP. SUBSEQUENT TESTING OF THE BRAKES INDICATED NO PROBLEM.

TEMP: 37.9 F, DEW POINT: 30 F, HUMIDITY: 73%, PRESSURE: 30.72 IN, VIS: 10 MILES, WIND SSE AT 5.8 MPH, CONDITIONS: CLEAR.