# Incident 20250413007949I: Harmon John HARMON ROCKET 3, Pickens, SC, April 13, 2025

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 2025, 10:00 local time
- Place: Pickens, SC
- Airport: Pickens County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8100° N, 82.7029° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PICKENS COUNTY (LQK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8100&lon=-82.7029&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53HR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53HR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Harmon John HARMON ROCKET 3 (registry code 056107H, https://openairdocs.org/model/harmon-john-harmon-rocket-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HARMON JOHN HARMON ROCKET 3
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,716 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250413007949I

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING ROLL-OUT, THE PILOT APPLIED LEFT AND RIGHT BRAKES. THE LEFT BRAKE FAILED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER TO THE RIGHT. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS SLOWED TO TAXIING SPEED, THE PILOT APPLIED BOTH BRAKES AGAIN CAUSING THE TAIL TO RISE AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY.

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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