- Date
- December 27, 2006, 10:45 local (16:45 UTC)
- Place
- Lakeshore, MS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2021HErcoupe 415-C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 26, 2007
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- Jackson FSDO
- FAA report
- 20061227026599A
- Case key
- 65076
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Probable cause
The landing overrun for unknown reasons. A factor was the ditch.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The 148-hour private pilot lost control of the single-engine airplane while landing on a private turf airstrip. The pilot reported that while landing on runway 9, which was reported as a 2,000-foot long by 20-foot wide turf and concrete runway, the wheel brakes did not properly respond to his input. The pilot added in the accident report (NTSB Form 6120.1/2) that "during my ground roll, I attempted to apply the brakes. I noted no braking. I pumped the brake pedal and then noted slight braking in the right wheel only." The airplane continued beyond the departure end of the runway, which was described as wet and muddy, until impacting a small ditch and coming to rest in the inverted position. The pilot exited the airplane from the canopy window without injuries. Weather reported at the Slidell Airport, located approximately 20 miles west of the accident location, was clear skies, 10 miles visibility, with light and variable winds.
Factual narrative
The 148-hour private pilot lost control of the single-engine airplane while landing on a private turf airstrip. The pilot reported that while landing on runway 9, which was reported as a 2,000-foot long by 20-foot wide turf and concrete runway, the wheel brakes did not properly respond to his input. The pilot added in the accident report (NTSB Form 6120.1/2) that "during my ground roll, I attempted to apply the brakes. I noted no braking. I pumped the brake pedal and then noted slight braking in the right wheel only." The airplane continued beyond the departure end of the runway, which was described as wet and muddy, until impacting a small ditch and coming to rest in the inverted position. The pilot exited the airplane from the canopy window without injuries. Weather reported at the Slidell Airport, located approximately 20 miles west of the accident location, was clear skies, 10 miles visibility, with light and variable winds.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2021H
- Reported as
- Ercoupe 415-C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 2644
- Airframe hours
- 1,980
- Engine
- Continental C 75-12, 75 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Vincent M Molina and Rebecca C Molina
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 1, 2006
- Departed
- L31 · Abita Springs, LA
- Destination
- 5MS2 · Lakeshore, MS
- Airport
- 5MS2 · Turkey Bayou, runway 9, 2,000 × 20 ft, concrete
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
- 53
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Sport Pilot
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Sport pilot
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 148 total · 111 in this make and model · 90 as pilot in command · 60 in the last 90 days · 18 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 45 °F, dew point 32 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.27 inHg
- Observed at
- asd
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.