ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 298540
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| Date: | Wednesday 29 August 2001 |
| Time: | 15:15 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman American AA-5B Tiger |
| Owner/operator: | York Travelers Flying Club |
| Registration: | N28665 |
| MSN: | AA5B-0739 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Marietta, Pennsylvania -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Marietta, PA (N71) |
| (N71) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he knew the right brake was "soft," prior to his intended departure, "but he felt it would be ok for this flight." As the pilot taxied to the runway for departure, the right brake "failed" and the airplane traveled off the end of the runway and down a 10-foot embankment. Examination of the airplane revealed that the right brake lining was worn "significantly," which permitted the brake cylinder to extend beyond its limits, and the brake fluid to seep past the cylinder seal. Examination of the airplane logbooks revealed that the last annual inspection was performed 11 months prior to the accident. No maintenance had been performed to the brakes since that date.
Probable Cause: The pilot's operation of the airplane with known deficiencies. Also causal was the loss of brake pressure, which resulted in the failure of the right brake, and subsequent loss of control of the airplane.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB IAD01LA088
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 21 September 2002 | N28665 | Bob Reed - York Travelers Inc. | 0 | Near State College, PA | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 15-Oct-2022 19:15 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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