# Incident 20230406004619I: M Albery RV-9A, Melbourne, FL, April 6, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 2023, 17:00 local time
- Place: Melbourne, FL
- Airport: Melbourne Orlando International
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.1028° N, 80.6453° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MELBOURNE ORLANDO INTL (MLB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.1028&lon=-80.6453&mi=10
- Aircraft: N189RV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N189RV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: M Albery RV-9A (registry code 05635FD, https://openairdocs.org/model/m-albery-rv-9a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A1A (registry code 41594, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: M ALBERY RV-9A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 18,500 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230406004619I

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED MELBOURNE, FLORIDA AIRPORT FOR LAKELAND, FLORIDA AIRPORT AND LANDED WITH NO BRAKING ISSUES EARLIER IN THE DAY. THE AIRCRAFT LATER DEPARTED LAKELAND FOR MELBOURNE. DURING LANDING AT MELBOURNE, FLORIDA AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 9L AT 1700 HOURS, THE PILOT NOTICED THERE WAS NO BRAKE PRESSURE IN THE LEFT BRAKE. THE PILOT LANDED AND COULD NOT TURN LEFT, DUE TO LACK OF BRAKE PRESSURE. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO TURN RIGHT ON THE NEXT TAXIWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED OFF THE TAXIWAY ONTO THE GRASS WITH NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE RUNWAY EXCURSION WAS CAUSED BY NO BRAKE PRESSURE IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO A MAINTENANCE FACILITY. MAINTENANCE DETERMINED THE O-RING IN THE LEFT BRAKE ASSEMBLY FAILED CAUSING THE HYDRAULIC FLUID TO LEAK OUT OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THE O-RING FAILURE LED TO NO BRAKE PRESSURE IN THE LEFT SIDE BRAKE CAUSING THE INCIDENT. THE O-RING WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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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