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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Fort Lauderdale, FL · August 25, 2022

Date: August 25, 2022 · 14:05 local
Place: Fort Lauderdale, FL
Airport: Fort Lauderdale Executive
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N2921S
Reported as: Piper PA-32-300
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-540 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 60 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N2921SRegistered now · Piper PA-32-300S/N 32-7940203 · Built 1979 Airframe modelPiper PA-32-300 Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot claims that right brake felt sticky on takeoff. After local VFR rental flight, upon landing, during the rollout, pilot claims brake felt like it was grabbing. Because of this the ac veered off the runway into the grass. Pilot claims he allowed the ac to do so to avoid a jolting overcorrection, risking injury to his pax. He regained directional control, taxxiied back onto the runway and proceeded to taxi to customs unassisted. Ac was assessed and signed off by in house mx.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT CLAIMS THAT RIGHT BRAKE FELT STICKY ON TAKEOFF. AFTER LOCAL VFR RENTAL FLIGHT, UPON LANDING, DURING THE ROLLOUT, PILOT CLAIMS BRAKE FELT LIKE IT WAS GRABBING. BECAUSE OF THIS THE AC VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS. PILOT CLAIMS HE ALLOWED THE AC TO DO SO TO AVOID A JOLTING OVERCORRECTION, RISKING INJURY TO HIS PAX. HE REGAINED DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, TAXXIIED BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY AND PROCEEDED TO TAXI TO CUSTOMS UNASSISTED. AC WAS ASSESSED AND SIGNED OFF BY IN HOUSE MX.