From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On February 25, 2023 at approximately 17:30 local time privacy data omitted a 1977 americian champion 7KCAB sn 599-77 attempted to exit rwy 15 to taxiway a, hitting the taxi way sign, damaging the lower fuselage fabric. Two (LH & RH wheel) 40' skid marks were noted on the ruway ending at the sign, however the instructor pilot stated the left brake did not work. Witnesses stated that the pilot taxied the aircraft normally back to the hangar. A log book entry stating the left brake piston o-ring was replaced after the incident.
As the FAA filed it
ON FEBRUARY 25, 2023 AT APPROXIMATELY 17:30 LOCAL TIME ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A 1977 AMERICIAN CHAMPION 7KCAB SN 599-77 ATTEMPTED TO EXIT RWY 15 TO TAXIWAY A, HITTING THE TAXI WAY SIGN, DAMAGING THE LOWER FUSELAGE FABRIC. TWO (LH & RH WHEEL) 40' SKID MARKS WERE NOTED ON THE RUWAY ENDING AT THE SIGN, HOWEVER THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT STATED THE LEFT BRAKE DID NOT WORK. WITNESSES STATED THAT THE PILOT TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT NORMALLY BACK TO THE HANGAR. A LOG BOOK ENTRY STATING THE LEFT BRAKE PISTON O-RING WAS REPLACED AFTER THE INCIDENT.
Other reports on N53959 · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.