What happened
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On 10-10-19 at approx. 1200 local, N708AM, an experimental amateur built aircraft, experienced a loss of control during landing rollout. There were no injuries. Damaged areas included the RH fiberglass wingtip, RH elevator balance horn, landing gear and skin near the aft door. Internal examination of the wing and fuselage did not reveal any additional damage. Reviewed damage with aw inspector assigned to incident. Due to the extent of the damage and fact that the aircraft was and e-ab not subject to part 43 this qualified as an incident only. Pilot reported that a wind gust caused the aircraft to swerve and when full rudder deflection failed to stop the swerve he applied RH brake pressure. He reported the brake was not operational, and the swerve continued until the aircraft came to rest on the grass south of runway 28 at the Wellsboro Johnston Airport. Examination of the brake system was inconclusive, as the caliper and associated brake lines had been badly damaged. The brake calipers, pads, rotors, hoses and lines appeared to be new condition grove aircraft parts. The pilot used the murphy airframe parts kit master cylinders, which he states were of lesser quality than the grove brake components he installed in other areas. He states that other builders have experienced brake problems with the installed master cylinders. He will be replacing these components as he repairs the minor damage to the aircraft. Aircraft paperwork, including airworthiness, registration, operating handbook with limitations and weight and balance, and e-ab paperwork was in order and complete. Pilot documents were complete, last currency event was a 293, 297, 299 check for pilots employer 2 weeks earlier. Gave pilot CA counseling and recorded as a comment in ptrs. This incident investigation is complete.
As the FAA filed it
ON 10-10-19 AT APPROX. 1200 LOCAL, N708AM, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT AIRCRAFT, EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF CONTROL DURING LANDING ROLLOUT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. DAMAGED AREAS INCLUDED THE RH FIBERGLASS WINGTIP, RH ELEVATOR BALANCE HORN, LANDING GEAR AND SKIN NEAR THE AFT DOOR. INTERNAL EXAMINATION OF THE WING AND FUSELAGE DID NOT REVEAL ANY ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. REVIEWED DAMAGE WITH AW INSPECTOR ASSIGNED TO INCIDENT. DUE TO THE EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE AND FACT THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS AND E-AB NOT SUBJECT TO PART 43 THIS QUALIFIED AS AN INCIDENT ONLY. PILOT REPORTED THAT A WIND GUST CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO SWERVE AND WHEN FULL RUDDER DEFLECTION FAILED TO STOP THE SWERVE HE APPLIED RH BRAKE PRESSURE. HE REPORTED THE BRAKE WAS NOT OPERATIONAL, AND THE SWERVE CONTINUED UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE GRASS SOUTH OF RUNWAY 28 AT THE WELLSBORO JOHNSTON AIRPORT. EXAMINATION OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS INCONCLUSIVE, AS THE CALIPER AND ASSOCIATED BRAKE LINES HAD BEEN BADLY DAMAGED. THE BRAKE CALIPERS, PADS, ROTORS, HOSES AND LINES APPEARED TO BE NEW CONDITION GROVE AIRCRAFT PARTS. THE PILOT USED THE MURPHY AIRFRAME PARTS KIT MASTER CYLINDERS, WHICH HE STATES WERE OF LESSER QUALITY THAN THE GROVE BRAKE COMPONENTS HE INSTALLED IN OTHER AREAS. HE STATES THAT OTHER BUILDERS HAVE EXPERIENCED BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH THE INSTALLED MASTER CYLINDERS. HE WILL BE REPLACING THESE COMPONENTS AS HE REPAIRS THE MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT PAPERWORK, INCLUDING AIRWORTHINESS, REGISTRATION, OPERATING HANDBOOK WITH LIMITATIONS AND WEIGHT AND BALANCE, AND E-AB PAPERWORK WAS IN ORDER AND COMPLETE. PILOT DOCUMENTS WERE COMPLETE, LAST CURRENCY EVENT WAS A 293, 297, 299 CHECK FOR PILOTS EMPLOYER 2 WEEKS EARLIER. GAVE PILOT CA COUNSELING AND RECORDED AS A COMMENT IN PTRS. THIS INCIDENT INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETE.