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FAA incident report · Cirrus Design SR22 · Lyndonville, VT · January 19, 2018

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Date
January 19, 2018 · 11:23 local
Place
Lyndonville, VT
Airport
Caledonia County Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7822M
Reported as
Cirrus Design SR22
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
38,880 total
N7822MRegistered now · Cirrus Design SR22S/N 1722 · Built 2005Airframe modelCirrus Design SR22Engine modelContinental IO-550 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Upon landing, the pilot made a braking condition check. The left main wheel abruptly seized and never released. Maintenance was called to free the brake before the aircraft was able to be moved. The runway was covered with .5" sheet ice covered by .25" of snow. Aircraft could only be kept straight by holding full right main wheel brake pressure. The pilot was unable to turn the aircraft opposite to the locked brake to correct side drift being caused by the crosswind, which was toward the side of the locked brake. Because of runway conditions, the crosswind caused the aircraft to slowly drift toward the downwind side of the runway. Due to the narrow runway width (60'), the aircraft gradually departed the paved surface before it could be stopped. As the aircraft departed the downwind side of the pavement, one propeller blade struch a runway light fixture. No other damage to aircraft or property occurred. On site, heat was applied to the effected brake to loosen compacted snow/ice in the wheel pant. It released allowing aircraft to be moved to hangar on airport. One prop blade has strike damage. Prop was removed and replaced with servicable unit. Engine is removed for crankshaft sudden stoppage inspection.

As the FAA filed it

UPON LANDING, THE PILOT MADE A BRAKING CONDITION CHECK. THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL ABRUPTLY SEIZED AND NEVER RELEASED. MAINTENANCE WAS CALLED TO FREE THE BRAKE BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABLE TO BE MOVED. THE RUNWAY WAS COVERED WITH .5" SHEET ICE COVERED BY .25" OF SNOW. AIRCRAFT COULD ONLY BE KEPT STRAIGHT BY HOLDING FULL RIGHT MAIN WHEEL BRAKE PRESSURE. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE AIRCRAFT OPPOSITE TO THE LOCKED BRAKE TO CORRECT SIDE DRIFT BEING CAUSED BY THE CROSSWIND, WHICH WAS TOWARD THE SIDE OF THE LOCKED BRAKE. BECAUSE OF RUNWAY CONDITIONS, THE CROSSWIND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO SLOWLY DRIFT TOWARD THE DOWNWIND SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. DUE TO THE NARROW RUNWAY WIDTH (60'), THE AIRCRAFT GRADUALLY DEPARTED THE PAVED SURFACE BEFORE IT COULD BE STOPPED. AS THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE DOWNWIND SIDE OF THE PAVEMENT, ONE PROPELLER BLADE STRUCH A RUNWAY LIGHT FIXTURE. NO OTHER DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT OR PROPERTY OCCURRED. ON SITE, HEAT WAS APPLIED TO THE EFFECTED BRAKE TO LOOSEN COMPACTED SNOW/ICE IN THE WHEEL PANT. IT RELEASED ALLOWING AIRCRAFT TO BE MOVED TO HANGAR ON AIRPORT. ONE PROP BLADE HAS STRIKE DAMAGE. PROP WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH SERVICABLE UNIT. ENGINE IS REMOVED FOR CRANKSHAFT SUDDEN STOPPAGE INSPECTION.