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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Aero Vodochody L39C · La Grande, OR · July 7, 2023

Date: July 7, 2023 · 16:05 local
Place: La Grande, OR
Airport: La Grande/Union County
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N139RM
Reported as: Aero Vodochody L39C
Reported engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 17,858 total

N139RMRegistered now · Aero Vodochody L39CS/N 730840 · Built 1978 Airframe modelAero Vodochody L39C Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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Aircraft was departing La Grande, OR. Airport. During landing rollout pilot experienced a primary and secondary hydraulic failure. Pilot returned to airport. On landing the aircraft had no brakes and therfore no steering (differential braking for steering). The aircraft exited the end of runway went through a ditch, through a fence and came to rest at a road interection. Aircraft sustained minor damage to include scratches on the windshield, small dent on right hand wing leading edge and damage to nose wheel landing gear door.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS DEPARTING LA GRANDE, OR. AIRPORT. DURING LANDING ROLLOUT PILOT EXPERIENCED A PRIMARY AND SECONDARY HYDRAULIC FAILURE. PILOT RETURNED TO AIRPORT. ON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT HAD NO BRAKES AND THERFORE NO STEERING (DIFFERENTIAL BRAKING FOR STEERING). THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE END OF RUNWAY WENT THROUGH A DITCH, THROUGH A FENCE AND CAME TO REST AT A ROAD INTERECTION. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO INCLUDE SCRATCHES ON THE WINDSHIELD, SMALL DENT ON RIGHT HAND WING LEADING EDGE AND DAMAGE TO NOSE WHEEL LANDING GEAR DOOR.