# Incident 20230101003089I: Aero Vodochody L39C, Leesburg, VA, January 1, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 2023, 11:30 local time
- Place: Leesburg, VA
- Airport: Warrenton-Fauquier
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5863° N, 77.7106° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WARRENTON/FAUQUIER (HWY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5863&lon=-77.7106&mi=10
- Aircraft: N724LT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N724LT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Vodochody L39C (registry code 05620RN, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-vodochody-l39c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Honeywell TFE-731 series (registry code 33888, https://openairdocs.org/engine/honeywell-tfe-731-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO VODOCHODY L39C
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,908 total, 40 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230101003089I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATEMENT: AFTER TOUCHING DOWN ON RUNWAY 35, I EXPERIENCED NO BRAKING AUTHORITY ON MAIN BRAKES. I PUSHED

THE CONTROL STICK FULL FORWARD, TO ENSURE THE WEIGHT-ON-WHEELS SWITCH WAS MADE, AND AGAIN,

EXPERIENCED NO BRAKING AUTHORITY.

I THEN PULLED MY EMERGENCY BRAKES LEVER AFT AND EXPERIENCED NO BRAKING AUTHORITY. FINALLY, I

RETURNED TO PUMPING MAIN BRAKES BUT AGAIN, WAS UNABLE TO DISCERN ANY IMPROVEMENT IN MY RATE

OF DECELERATION. AIRCRAFT EXITED THE PAVEMENT INTO GRASS ABOUT 250 FT. NO DAMAGE TO A/C OR AIRPORT FACILITIES.

ON 4/18/2023 I INTERVIEWED PIC AND USED COUNSELING TO REVIEW PROPER SPEED CONTROL AND BRAKING PROCEDURES.

BRAKES AND TIRES WERE INSPECTED, REPLACED ON 01/11/2023.

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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