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09/25/2025 Las Vegas, Nevada (kvgt), 1528 PDT.
Extra Flugzeugproduktions ea 300/L, loss of directional control on landing rollout. 2 uninjured, minor damage. Flight control continuity ok. Pilot stated the following: upon engine start, I noticed the right brake was soft which made the aircraft begin to spin slowly to the left. I shut down the engine to troubleshoot. After pumping the brakes, pressure appeared to be restored and I restarted the engine. I conducted a taxi test followed by a run up and braking appeared to be adequate for flight. My approach and wheel landing on 12L was stable. As I slowed down and lowered the tailwheel (around 40 knots), I applied light braking pressure. It quickly became evident that the left brake had more pressure than the right brake. As the aircraft slowed and I lost rudder authority, there
Was inadequate right brake pressure to prevent the aircraft from ground looping to the left. I attempted to pump the right brake to build pressure, but there was insufficient time before I lost directional control and exited the left side of the runway.
As the FAA filed it
09/25/2025 LAS VEGAS, NEVADA (KVGT), 1528 PDT.
EXTRA FLUGZEUGPRODUKTIONS EA 300/L, LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING ROLLOUT. 2 UNINJURED, MINOR DAMAGE. FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY OK. PILOT STATED THE FOLLOWING: UPON ENGINE START, I NOTICED THE RIGHT BRAKE WAS SOFT WHICH MADE THE AIRCRAFT BEGIN TO SPIN SLOWLY TO THE LEFT. I SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE TO TROUBLESHOOT. AFTER PUMPING THE BRAKES, PRESSURE APPEARED TO BE RESTORED AND I RESTARTED THE ENGINE. I CONDUCTED A TAXI TEST FOLLOWED BY A RUN UP AND BRAKING APPEARED TO BE ADEQUATE FOR FLIGHT. MY APPROACH AND WHEEL LANDING ON 12L WAS STABLE. AS I SLOWED DOWN AND LOWERED THE TAILWHEEL (AROUND 40 KNOTS), I APPLIED LIGHT BRAKING PRESSURE. IT QUICKLY BECAME EVIDENT THAT THE LEFT BRAKE HAD MORE PRESSURE THAN THE RIGHT BRAKE. AS THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED AND I LOST RUDDER AUTHORITY, THERE
WAS INADEQUATE RIGHT BRAKE PRESSURE TO PREVENT THE AIRCRAFT FROM GROUND LOOPING TO THE LEFT. I ATTEMPTED TO PUMP THE RIGHT BRAKE TO BUILD PRESSURE, BUT THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT TIME BEFORE I LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND EXITED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.
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