ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 223324
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| Date: | Saturday 21 April 2018 |
| Time: | 17:00 |
| Type: |  Rutan LongEZ |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N8714S |
| MSN: | 2037 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1987 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2763 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tucson, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Chino, CA (CNO) |
| Tucson, AZ (RYN) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot in the retractable-nosewheel airplane, he landed about midfield on the 4,000-ft-long runway, and his approach speed was about 10 knots too fast. During the landing roll, the pilot started a right turn to exit his approaching taxiway and pressed the brakes hard because the ground speed was too fast. He reported that he heard a “small pop” and that he had “no braking control,” and the airplane veered left. He released the brake pressure and retracted the nose landing gear to slow the airplane. The airplane skidded off the left side of the runway and collided with trees.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left canard and right wing.
A Federal Aviation Administration aviation safety inspector who examined the airplane after the accident reported that the right brake fluid line failed at the brake caliper. He asserted that the brake line failure was not a material failure, rather it was the result of the airplane’s collision with trees.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s excessive ground speed and loss of directional control while exiting the taxiway.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 22-Mar-2019 19:13 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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