- Date
- May 21, 1993, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Tyler, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N61DLLewis RV4
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 30, 1994
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930521015229A
- Case key
- 18753
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Probable cause
Pilot's loss of directional control.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
During a pleasure flight the pilot had landed at a private air strip; he reported that control was lost when the left brake locked up during the landing roll. An inspection of the landing gear and brake system revealed no anomolies.
Factual narrative
On May 21, 1993, at approximately 1500 central daylight time (CDT), a Lewis RV4, N61DL, was substantially damaged during landing near Tyler, Texas. The commercial pilot was not injured. Weather for the local area flight was visual meteorological conditions. Barbara Schreiber of Tyler, Texas, was the registered owner.
During a telephonic interview with the pilot, conducted by the investigator in charge, the pilot reported that during the landing the brakes locked up and the airplane veered off the runway. He further reported that after departing the runway the airplane struck a runway sign.
A post accident examination of the landing gear revealed no anomalies that would have caused the brake or wheel to lock up.
Repeated attempts to get the pilot to provide additional information was unsuccessful.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N61DL
- Reported as
- Lewis RV4
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number
- RV4-61
- Engine
- Unknown UNKNOWN, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Schreiber, Barbara
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Airport
- Aero Estates, runway 28, 3,200 × 50 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,200 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 14 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.