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FAA incident report · Bellanca 7KCAB · Oxford, CT · October 12, 2023

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Date
October 12, 2023 · 12:25 local
Place
Oxford, CT
Airport
Waterbury-Oxford Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N88281
Reported as
Bellanca 7KCAB
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
562 total
N88281Registered now · Bellanca 7KCABS/N 480-74 · Built 1974Airframe modelBellanca 7KCABEngine modelLycoming IO-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On 10/12/2023 at 12:25 the aircraft was in left closed traffic and reported a rough running engine. As per pilots statement he adjusted the flight path and fuel mixture with no effect noted on the engines performance. The aircraft landed on runway 18 and continued rollout to reduce speed and had passed the intersection of taxiway g when the brakes were applied. The aircraft departed the runway to the right and crossed the grass to the parallel taxiway and came to a stop. The pilot requested a tow to the ramp. The pilot stated that when he applied the brakes the left brake did nothing, and the right brake engaged and turned the aircraft to the right into the grass. Post inspection of the aircraft found that there was a propeller strike with one of the propeller tip corners bent over. The left side flexible brake line at the caliper was wet and brake fluid was on the inboard side of the tire. After speaking with the mechanic, the aircraft still contained fuel with no water contamination noted.

As the FAA filed it

ON 10/12/2023 AT 12:25 THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN LEFT CLOSED TRAFFIC AND REPORTED A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE. AS PER PILOTS STATEMENT HE ADJUSTED THE FLIGHT PATH AND FUEL MIXTURE WITH NO EFFECT NOTED ON THE ENGINES PERFORMANCE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 18 AND CONTINUED ROLLOUT TO REDUCE SPEED AND HAD PASSED THE INTERSECTION OF TAXIWAY G WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT AND CROSSED THE GRASS TO THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY AND CAME TO A STOP. THE PILOT REQUESTED A TOW TO THE RAMP. THE PILOT STATED THAT WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES THE LEFT BRAKE DID NOTHING, AND THE RIGHT BRAKE ENGAGED AND TURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT INTO THE GRASS. POST INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT FOUND THAT THERE WAS A PROPELLER STRIKE WITH ONE OF THE PROPELLER TIP CORNERS BENT OVER. THE LEFT SIDE FLEXIBLE BRAKE LINE AT THE CALIPER WAS WET AND BRAKE FLUID WAS ON THE INBOARD SIDE OF THE TIRE. AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE MECHANIC, THE AIRCRAFT STILL CONTAINED FUEL WITH NO WATER CONTAMINATION NOTED.