- Date
- April 25, 1983, 12:35 local (16:35 UTC)
- Place
- Miami, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N81MAGlobe GC1B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830425018809A
- Case key
- 30880
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft groundlooped and collapsed the landing gear after the rt brake failed during taxi from landing. The pilot said he had installed new brake pads and had spent time taxiing to wear them in. After completing one takeoff and landing theacft was being taxied to the ramp when the rt brake lost pressure. The pilot states that the cause of the brake failure was the master cylinder. The landing gear should have stood the load of a ground loop. The failure was the result of replacement side braces which appear to be home made. The original braces were solid one piece castings. The braces in use were two pieces welded together. The braces failed at the welds. The pilot does not know the origin of the braces. They were on the acft when he bought it. The acft is 1946 vintage and many parts are no longer available.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N81MA
- Reported as
- Globe GC1B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1183
- Airframe hours
- 2,000
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-B1E, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Manual Alen Jr.
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 25, 1983 · 29 hours before
- Airport
- TMB · Tamiami
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
- 38
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 572 total · 181 in this make and model · 399 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TMB
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.