# Incident 20210422009239I: Mcdonnell Douglas TA-4J, St. Louis, MO, April 22, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 2021, 18:40 local time
- Place: St. Louis, MO
- Airport: Lambert-St Louis International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6273° N, 90.1979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6273&lon=-90.1979&mi=10
- Aircraft: N234LT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N234LT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas TA-4J (registry code 05611Y1, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-ta-4j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney J52-P-8B (registry code 51756, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-j52-p-8b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MCDONNELL DOUGLAS TA-4J
- Reported engine: P & W J52-P-8B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210422009239I

## Narrative

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

PRIOR TO LANDING THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED. THE PILOT STATED THAT ON CHECKING THE BRAKE PEDALS, THE BRAKES FELT NORMAL. UPON TOUCHDOWN AT STL ON RWY 30R, N234LT WHEEL BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT APPROXIMATELY 100 KNOTS DURING ROLLOUT. THE RIGHT BRAKE PEDAL LOST PRESSURE, AND PEDAL PUMPING CONTINUED TO LOSE PRESSURE. EVENTUALLY MINIMAL BRAKING ACTION WAS NOTED ON THE RIGHT BRAKE. LEFT BRAKE WAS APPLIED AND FELT NORMAL BRAKING. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ALLOWED TO ROLL OUT THE LENGTH OF THE RUNWAY TO REDUCE SPEED AND STOP.

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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