# Incident 20210208003609I: Israel Aircraft Industries 1125 WESTWIND ASTRA, Sanford, NC, February 8, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 2021, 23:45 local time
- Place: Sanford, NC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4799° N, 79.1803° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sanford, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4799&lon=-79.1803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90AJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90AJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Israel Aircraft Industries 1125 WESTWIND ASTRA (registry code 4500305, https://openairdocs.org/model/israel-aircraft-industries-1125-westwind-astra) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Garrett TFE731 series (registry code 29001, https://openairdocs.org/engine/garrett-tfe731-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ISRAEL AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIES 1125 WESTWIND ASTRA
- Reported engine: GARRETT TFE731 SERIES
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210208003609I

## Narrative

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

ACFT TOUCHED DOWN, BEGAN LANDING ROLL, NOSE OF AIRCRAFT LOWERED, DEPLOYMENT OF REVERSE THRUST AND BRAKE APPLICATION. MASTER WARNING ILLUMINATED INDICATING A HYD FAILURE. PILOT  PROGRESSIVELY INCREASED PRESSURE ON BRAKES AND MAINTAINED THRUST REVERSAL. AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DECELERATE RAPIDLY AND BEGAN TO VEER SLIGHTLY TO LEFT, A CONDITION THAT WAS COUNTERACTED WITH DIFFERENTIAL BRAKING AND THRUST REVERSAL POWER REDUCTION. STEERING WHEEL WAS NOTED AS STIFF AND LOCKED. PILOT CONTINUED COUNTERACTING WITH RUDDER PEDAL AND DIFFERENTIAL BRAKING, BUT AERODYNAMIC CAPABILITY OF RUDDER ALSO DIMINISHED WITH SPEED REDUCTION. AIRPLANE SLOWLY DEPARTED RWY INTO GRASS ON LEFT FACILITATING LOSS OF BRAKING ACTION. TRANSFERRED TO EMERGENCY BRAKING AND RECOVERED PARTIAL CONTROL, STOPPING IN GRASS AFTER WING LE SLAT HAD STRUCK TAXI SIGN.

NEXT DAY VISUAL INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT  WITH PILOT & MECHANIC REVEALED MAIN HYD RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY AND AIRPLANE HAD A DENT ON RIGHT SIDE SLAT DUE TO IMPACT WITH TWY SIGN. HYD FAILURE CONFIRMED BY MECHANIC.

## Other reports on N90AJ (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20230615004239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230615004239I), Jun 15, 2023: Israel Aircraft Industries 1125 WESTWIND ASTRA (N90AJ), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. On June 15, 2023 at approximately 1638 eastern time, an isreal aircraft industries 1125 westwind astra had just leveled off at flight level 330 and the outer…

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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