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Grumman AA-5A N26827

1 October 1988 · Ridgeland, South Carolina, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 1 October 1988 at about 15:15 local time, a Grumman AA-5A registered N26827, operated by Ceronnie Robinson, was involved in an accident near Ridgeland, South Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 15:15
Classification
Accident
Location
Ridgeland, South Carolina, United States
Nearest airport
Ridgeland (3J1)
Coordinates
32.4808, -80.9798
Aircraft
Grumman AA-5A
Registration
N26827
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Ceronnie Robinson
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Unknown → Albany
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ATL89LA001

People

1 person had minor injuries.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 1 1

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE LEFT BRAKE FAILED TO FUNCTION DURING TAXI WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO REDUCE SPEED AND TURN 180 DEG INTO T/O POSITION. THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO TRACK TO THE RIGHT. HE RELEASED BRAKE PRESSURE ON BOTH PEDALS THINKING THAT HE MIGHT HAVE BEEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE RUDDER PEDAL INSTEAD OF THE BRAKE PEDAL. HE THEN REAPPLIED PRESSURE AND EXPERIENCED THE SAME RESULTS. AT THAT POINT, HE REDUCED THE POWER TO IDLE. THE AIRPLANE RAN OFF THE SIDE OF THE RWY. TRAVELED DOWN AN EMBANKMENT, AND FLIPPED OVER. EXAM OF THE ACFT REVEALED A HOLE IN THE LEFT BRAKE-SYSTEM PRESSURE LINE BEHIND THE CO-PLT BRAKE PEDALS. THE HOLE HAD RESULTED FROM CHAFING BETWEEN A MOUNTING CLAMP & THE LINE. THE LINE & CLAMP WERE PROPERLY INSTALLED. THE HOLE WAS NOT VISIBLE UNTIL THE CLAMP WAS REMOVED. CORROSION WAS ALSO NOTED ON THE LINE IN THE AREA OF THE HOLE. A SEARCH OF FAA SDR'S REVEALED NO REPORTS OF SIMILAR FAILURES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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