Clunis LONG EZ N345KJ
17 January 1994 · Camarillo, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 January 1994 at about 00:02 local time, a Clunis LONG EZ registered N345KJ, operated by Theodore OFF, was involved in an accident near Camarillo, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 00:02
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Camarillo, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Camarillo (CMA)
- Coordinates
- 34.2306, -119.0702
- Aircraft
- Clunis LONG EZ
- Registration
- N345KJ
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Theodore OFF
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Santa Maria → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX94LA097
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the pilot's improper use of the brake system which resulted in a failure of the right brake due to excessive heat glazing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that during the landing roll he had planned to make a turn-off at a taxiway about 2,000 feet from the touchdown point. After touchdown, he began braking and angling toward the turn-off. As the aircraft approached the turn-off, the pilot realized that the aircraft was traveling too fast and applied right brake only to realign the aircraft with the runway. The right brake malfunctioned and the aircraft continued straight, veered left off the runway, and collapsed the nose landing gear during an encounter with soft plowed soil. The pilot reported that the right brake failed due to glazing of the pad.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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