- Date
- October 12, 1977
- Place
- Lafayette, LA · LAFAYETTE, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N5421LGrumman AA-5
- Status
- Completed · report November 18, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771012032669A
- Case key
- 145407
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3205 77/10/12 LAFAYETTE,LA GRUMMAN AA-5 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 323 TIME - 1845 N5421L PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 191 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAFAYETTE RGNL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AUSTIN,TX LAFAYETTE,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- BRAKE LININGS WORN TO RIVET HEADS.DISKS RUSTED & GLAZED.BRAKES HELD AFTR ACCIDENT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5421L
- Reported as
- Grumman AA-5
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lafayette Rgnl
N5421LRegistered now · Grumman American Avn. AA-5Airframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-5Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.