20220318003949A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Newell Michael J LANCAIR ES · Hurricane, UT · March 18, 2022

Date: March 18, 2022 · 20:20 local
Place: Hurricane, UT
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4949B
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR22LA128
Reported as: Newell Michael J Lancair ES
Reported engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 137 total

N4949BRegistered now · Newell Michael J LANCAIR ESS/N ES-180 · Built 2006 Airframe modelNewell Michael J LANCAIR ES Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot did a pass over of the airport before completing landing. Pilot verified wind and runway environment before final approach. Pilot completed touchdown and applied brakes, but aircraft was not slowing down. Pilot then applied more brake and upon seeing the number for the end of the runway he pressed brakes even harder. Passenger also helped by applying brakes too. Aircraft then settled in a ditch at the end of the runway. Pilot noted skid marks for right tire, but nothing for the left tire.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT DID A PASS OVER OF THE AIRPORT BEFORE COMPLETING LANDING. PILOT VERIFIED WIND AND RUNWAY ENVIRONMENT BEFORE FINAL APPROACH. PILOT COMPLETED TOUCHDOWN AND APPLIED BRAKES, BUT AIRCRAFT WAS NOT SLOWING DOWN. PILOT THEN APPLIED MORE BRAKE AND UPON SEEING THE NUMBER FOR THE END OF THE RUNWAY HE PRESSED BRAKES EVEN HARDER. PASSENGER ALSO HELPED BY APPLYING BRAKES TOO. AIRCRAFT THEN SETTLED IN A DITCH AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. PILOT NOTED SKID MARKS FOR RIGHT TIRE, BUT NOTHING FOR THE LEFT TIRE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR22LA128Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportHurricane, UTLoss of brake pressure on the left brake due to air in the brake line which, resulted in a runway over run and collision with a ditch.Mar 19, 2022 · Substantial damage