# Incident 20200702011339I: Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS, Greenville, SC, July 2, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2020, 09:00 local time
- Place: Greenville, SC
- Airport: Donaldson Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7583° N, 82.3764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DONALDSON FLD (GYH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7583&lon=-82.3764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N569TT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N569TT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Vans RV-12IS (registry code 069002L, https://openairdocs.org/model/vans-rv-12is) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912 IS series (registry code 55593, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912-is-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VANS AIRCRAFT INC RV-12IS
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912 IS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200702011339I

## Narrative

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

PILOT/MECHANIC WAS ON A MAINTENANCE TEST RUN/FLIGHT. HAD JUST COMPLETED A CONDITION INSPECTION ON HIS RV-12 HOME BUILT, INCLUDING BRAKE WORK. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, PILOT HAD DONE SEVERAL BRAKE CHECKS ON THE RAMP WITH SATISFACTORY RESULTS. AFTER TAXIING AT VERY SLOW RATE OF SPEED (QUOTE FROM ATC) PILOT FOUND HE HAD NO BRAKES AS HE ATTEMPTED TO TURN TOWARD HOLDSHORT OF RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT TURNED ONLY ABOUT 10-20 DEGREES OFF TAXIWAY HEADING, EXITED THE TAXIWAY AND TRAVELED DOWN SHALLOW EMBANKMENT STRIKING FENCE SURROUNDING ASOS EQUIPMENT. NO DAMAGE DONE TO AIRPORT PROPERTY (PER AIRPORT MANAGER) DAMAGE TO RV-12 CONSISTED OF BROKEN PROPELLER, DENTED SPINNER, AND DENTED WINGTIP FAIRING. PILOT EXITED AIRCRAFT AND PHONED TOWER ON CELL PHONE TO REPORT INCIDENT. NO INJURIES.

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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