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FAA incident report · Britten-Norman BN-2A · Fort Lauderdale, FL · May 16, 2026

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Date
May 16, 2026 · 12:34 local
Place
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Airport
Fort Lauderdale Executive Airp
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
T4CA
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N131JL
Reported as
Britten-Norman BN-2A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
5,267 total739 in this make and model53 in the last 90 days
N131JLRegistered now · Britten-Norman BN-2AS/N 225 · Built 1970Airframe modelBritten-Norman BN-2AEngine modelLycoming 0-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Aircraft taxied from the air carrier's hanger to runway 9. After clearing runway 9 and during power up the left brake locked and the pilot oversteered the plane off the runway to the right (nose pointing south). The aircraft did not sustain any damage and was towed back to the air carrier's hanger. Maintenance inspection of the braking system deduced that the brake linings were too thin and the pads became lodged against the rotor locking it into place. Left outboard tire shows flat spotting coinciding with a locked wheel.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT TAXIED FROM THE AIR CARRIER'S HANGER TO RUNWAY 9. AFTER CLEARING RUNWAY 9 AND DURING POWER UP THE LEFT BRAKE LOCKED AND THE PILOT OVERSTEERED THE PLANE OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT (NOSE POINTING SOUTH). THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY DAMAGE AND WAS TOWED BACK TO THE AIR CARRIER'S HANGER. MAINTENANCE INSPECTION OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM DEDUCED THAT THE BRAKE LININGS WERE TOO THIN AND THE PADS BECAME LODGED AGAINST THE ROTOR LOCKING IT INTO PLACE. LEFT OUTBOARD TIRE SHOWS FLAT SPOTTING COINCIDING WITH A LOCKED WHEEL.