- Date
- October 1, 1988, 11:15 local (15:15 UTC)
- Place
- Ridgeland, SC
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N26827Grumman AA-5A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 24, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881001042599A
- Case key
- 7933
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt reported that the left brake failed to function during taxi when he attempted to reduce speed and turn 180 deg into t/o position. The airplane began to track to the right. He released brake pressure on both pedals thinking that he might have been applying pressure to the rudder pedal instead of the brake pedal. He then reapplied pressure and experienced the same results. At that point, he reduced the power to idle. The airplane ran off the side of the rwy. Traveled down an embankment, and flipped over. Exam of the acft revealed a hole in the left brake-system pressure line behind the co-plt brake pedals. The hole had resulted from chafing between a mounting clamp & the line. The line & clamp were properly installed. The hole was not visible until the clamp was removed. Corrosion was also noted on the line in the area of the hole. A search of FAA sdr's revealed no reports of similar failures.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N26827
- Reported as
- Grumman AA-5A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- AA5A0746
- Airframe hours
- 938
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2G, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Ceronnie Robinson
- Registered owner
- Robinson, Cerronnie
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 6, 1988 · 32 hours before
- Destination
- ABY · Albany, GA
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- 3J1 · Ridgeland, runway 21, 3,100 × 70 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 322 total · 104 in this make and model · 171 as pilot in command · 13 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.