- Date
- May 9, 1986, 20:00 local (May 10, 1986, 01:00 UTC)
- Place
- Almyra, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5509XAero Commander S2R
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860509016809A
- Case key
- 34171
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The plt stated that the landing was routine until he used the brakes. At this point the left wheel brake assembly came apart and the acft veered out of control off the right side of the rwy and into a ditch, where the left main landing gear collapsed. Post accident inspection of the brake assembly revealed a worn out brake piston. According to an a&p/ia, this piston design assembly is prone to premature wear.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5509X
- Reported as
- Aero Commander S2R
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1709R
- Airframe hours
- 3,553
- Engine
- P&W R-1340-AN-1, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Grand Prairie Flying Serv. Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 14, 1987 · 249 hours before
- Airport
- M73 · Alyra Municipal, runway 28, 2,000 × 50 ft, asphalt
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
- 42
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 9,600 total · 3,000 in this make and model · 9,400 as pilot in command · 150 in the last 90 days · 50 in the last 30 days · 7 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 180° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LIT, 43 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N5509X · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.