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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Honda HA-420 · Springfield, KY · May 3, 2018

Date: May 3, 2018 · 18:00 local
Place: Springfield, KY
Airport: Lebanon-Springfield
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N144FF
Reported as: Honda HA-420
Reported engine: GE Honda HF-120
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot

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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: approached rny 29, wind about 230 degrees, e @ 10-12, landed on centerline. Gradually applied max brake pressure. Maybe 1-2 second from initial contact of brake peddle to max pressure. At max brake pressure the aircraft veers pronouncedly to the left. Right nose wheel rudder is applied to correct. Brakes are still being applied as plane departs runway. After departing runway brake pressure is reduced to being in grass. I?m able to nose wheel steer the plane straight thru back on the runway thru lesser braking force, favoring right brake. Once back on runway reapplied max brakes briefly until airplane nearly stopped. Hard right braking was not used as aircraft was going off runway due to concern of a wing strike. Right nose wheel steering ineffective due to being overcame braking from the mains.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATEMENT: APPROACHED RNY 29, WIND ABOUT 230 DEGREES, E @ 10-12, LANDED ON CENTERLINE. GRADUALLY APPLIED MAX BRAKE PRESSURE. MAYBE 1-2 SECOND FROM INITIAL CONTACT OF BRAKE PEDDLE TO MAX PRESSURE. AT MAX BRAKE PRESSURE THE AIRCRAFT VEERS PRONOUNCEDLY TO THE LEFT. RIGHT NOSE WHEEL RUDDER IS APPLIED TO CORRECT. BRAKES ARE STILL BEING APPLIED AS PLANE DEPARTS RUNWAY. AFTER DEPARTING RUNWAY BRAKE PRESSURE IS REDUCED TO BEING IN GRASS. I?M ABLE TO NOSE WHEEL STEER THE PLANE STRAIGHT THRU BACK ON THE RUNWAY THRU LESSER BRAKING FORCE, FAVORING RIGHT BRAKE. ONCE BACK ON RUNWAY REAPPLIED MAX BRAKES BRIEFLY UNTIL AIRPLANE NEARLY STOPPED. HARD RIGHT BRAKING WAS NOT USED AS AIRCRAFT WAS GOING OFF RUNWAY DUE TO CONCERN OF A WING STRIKE. RIGHT NOSE WHEEL STEERING INEFFECTIVE DUE TO BEING OVERCAME BRAKING FROM THE MAINS.