Questair VENTURE N36V

Summary

On 12 April 2008 at about 16:10 local time, a Questair VENTURE registered N36V, operated by Alan M. Borg, was involved in an accident near Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

12 April 2008 at 16:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Nearest airport

Salt Lake City Muni 2 (U42)

Coordinates

40.6194, -111.9928

Aircraft

Questair VENTURE

Registration

N36V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Alan M. Borg

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Salt Lake City → Salt Lake City

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX08CA100

2 people had minor injuries.

The failure of the left side master brake cylinder that led to a loss of braking capability during landing rollout. A contributing factor was the presence of a ditch next to the runway's end.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot made a normal landing on runway 16 in his amateur-built experimental airplane. The pilot reported that the airplane's left brake became dysfunctional during rollout, and he was unable to stop before reaching the runway's departure end. The airplane rolled over the runway's end, entered a ditch and nosed over. The airplane had decelerated to about 10 miles per hour when it exited the runway. An examination of the airplane's brake system revealed that the left side master brake cylinder had failed.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.