- Date
- September 10, 1978
- Place
- Largo, FL · LARGO, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N13GTAerotec S-2A
- Status
- Completed · report October 24, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780910027099A
- Case key
- 139589
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2625 78/9/10 LARGO,FL AEROTEC S-2A CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1045 N13GT PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 39, 939 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 50 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ST.PETERSBURG DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LARGO,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- LEFT BRAKE PISTON SEIZED IN COCKED POSITION MAKING LEFT BRAKE INEFFECTIVE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N13GT
- Reported as
- Aerotec S-2A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- St.Petersburg
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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.