TOLEDO, WA, USA
N9559L
GRUMMAN AA-5
THE PILOT ABORTED THE FIRST TAKEOFF DUE TO THE ENGINE NOT DEVELOPING FULL POWER. AFTER ANOTHER RUN UP, THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE ANOTHER TAKEOFF. THE PILOT ABORTED MIDFIELD, BY RETARDING THE POWER AND APPLYING HEAVY BRAKING, DUE TO THE AIRCRAFT NOT DEVELOPING FULL POWER. THE BRAKE FADED AND AN OVERRUN OCCURRED. DURING THE OVERRUN THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A DITCH AND THEN A BARBED WIRE FENCE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN ANOTHER DITCH WHERE THE NOSE GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. NO REASON FOR THE ENGINE NOT DEVELOPING FULL POWER COULD BE DETERMINED. INSPECTION OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM REVEALED EVIDENCE OF OVERTEMPERATURE, EXCESSIVE WEAR, AND DETERIORATED BRAKE SEALS, CONSISTENT WITH OVERHEATING.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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