What happened
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On may 30, 2023, at approximately 12:45 LCL, a Cirrus aircraft landed on runway 21 at Goodyear airport (gyr). The aircraft was coming from tucson int’l airport (tus) and had the pilot and two passengers on board. This flight was operating as a personal/private flight under part 91.
During the landing rollout, the PIC started applying the brakes and he and one of the passengers heard an audible “popping sound” near the rudder pedals. The PIC stated that the right rudder pedal with toe brakes, went to the floor and he lost brakes on one side, leading to the aircraft veering left and exiting the runway surface. The aircraft hit an elevated runway guard light and succumbed to minor damage (scratched and bent landing gear strut, punctured and scratched wheel fairing, and propeller blade strike). The aircraft came to rest between the runway and the adjacent parallel taxiway, between the high-speed taxiways A6 and A7. The PIC completed an engine shutdown and all on board exited. No injuries were reported. The aircraft was towed to the ramp by airport operations.
After interviewing maintenance personnel involved with this aircraft, it was noted that an o-ring, as part of the brake assembly, had failed and released brake fluid, leading to the brake being irresponsive. This issue is known by the FAA, as such o-rings were identified to fail when overheated, and an airworthiness directive (AD) was issued in 2006 (AD 2006-21-03).
Copies of maintenance entries were retrieved. The entries show that safety bulletin sb 2X-32-14R1 had been completed in 2006. Another entry showed that AD 2006-21-03 was complied with in 2009.
Through the investigation, no regulatory violations were found. It is recommended to see if there is a national trend or events, similar to this one, in order to determine the effectiveness of AD 2006-21-03. No further action is recommended.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 30, 2023, AT APPROXIMATELY 12:45 LCL, A CIRRUS AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 21 AT GOODYEAR AIRPORT (GYR). THE AIRCRAFT WAS COMING FROM TUCSON INT’L AIRPORT (TUS) AND HAD THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS ON BOARD. THIS FLIGHT WAS OPERATING AS A PERSONAL/PRIVATE FLIGHT UNDER PART 91.
DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT, THE PIC STARTED APPLYING THE BRAKES AND HE AND ONE OF THE PASSENGERS HEARD AN AUDIBLE “POPPING SOUND” NEAR THE RUDDER PEDALS. THE PIC STATED THAT THE RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL WITH TOE BRAKES, WENT TO THE FLOOR AND HE LOST BRAKES ON ONE SIDE, LEADING TO THE AIRCRAFT VEERING LEFT AND EXITING THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE AIRCRAFT HIT AN ELEVATED RUNWAY GUARD LIGHT AND SUCCUMBED TO MINOR DAMAGE (SCRATCHED AND BENT LANDING GEAR STRUT, PUNCTURED AND SCRATCHED WHEEL FAIRING, AND PROPELLER BLADE STRIKE). THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND THE ADJACENT PARALLEL TAXIWAY, BETWEEN THE HIGH-SPEED TAXIWAYS A6 AND A7. THE PIC COMPLETED AN ENGINE SHUTDOWN AND ALL ON BOARD EXITED. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE RAMP BY AIRPORT OPERATIONS.
AFTER INTERVIEWING MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL INVOLVED WITH THIS AIRCRAFT, IT WAS NOTED THAT AN O-RING, AS PART OF THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY, HAD FAILED AND RELEASED BRAKE FLUID, LEADING TO THE BRAKE BEING IRRESPONSIVE. THIS ISSUE IS KNOWN BY THE FAA, AS SUCH O-RINGS WERE IDENTIFIED TO FAIL WHEN OVERHEATED, AND AN AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE (AD) WAS ISSUED IN 2006 (AD 2006-21-03).
COPIES OF MAINTENANCE ENTRIES WERE RETRIEVED. THE ENTRIES SHOW THAT SAFETY BULLETIN SB 2X-32-14R1 HAD BEEN COMPLETED IN 2006. ANOTHER ENTRY SHOWED THAT AD 2006-21-03 WAS COMPLIED WITH IN 2009.
THROUGH THE INVESTIGATION, NO REGULATORY VIOLATIONS WERE FOUND. IT IS RECOMMENDED TO SEE IF THERE IS A NATIONAL TREND OR EVENTS, SIMILAR TO THIS ONE, IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AD 2006-21-03. NO FURTHER ACTION IS RECOMMENDED.
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