Beers TAILWIND 10 N375JX
26 July 2010 · Delta, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 July 2010 at about 18:30 local time, a Beers TAILWIND 10 registered N375JX, operated by Richard B. Beers, was involved in an accident near Delta, Colorado, 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 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Delta, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Blake Field Airport (AJZ)
- Coordinates
- 38.7864, -108.0636
- Aircraft
- Beers TAILWIND 10
- Registration
- N375JX
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Richard B. Beers
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Delta → Paonia
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN10CA439
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
A loss of control on the ground due to a malfunction of the right brake caliper.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
As the pilot reached 40 knots on his takeoff roll, the airplane started to drift off the left side of the runway. The pilot thought that he had encountered a quartering tailwind and tried to correct with right brake. The airplane then veered to the right and the pilot applied left brake and rudder. This had no effect, so the pilot reduced power. The wheels sank into soft ground and the airplane nosed over. Postaccident inspection revealed heavy black marks from both the left and right tires. The right wheel would not turn even with the brake line removed. When the brake caliper was removed, the wheel rotated freely. The caliper then appeared to function normally.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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