CORDOVA, AK, USA
N103VA
EMBRAER EM-110P1
DURING A LANDING AT NIGHT, THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN SLIGHTLY LEFT OF THE RWY CENTERLINE, WHICH WAS NOT VISIBLE, & BEGAN VEERING TO THE LEFT. THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE ACFT DID NOT RESPOND TO RUDDER INPUTS, RUDDER TILLER INPUTS OR DIFFERENTIAL REVERSE THRUST. IT CONTINUED TO THE LEFT, HIT A 30 INCH SNOW BERM (LOCATED INSIDE THE RWY LIGHTS) & WENT OFF THE RWY. THE LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED & THE LEFT PROP HIT THE GROUND BEFORE THE ACFT CAME TO REST. DURING AN EXAM, THE LEFT WHEEL ROTATED FREELY, BUT ONE SIDE OF THE WHEEL WAS CUT & SCRAPED, INDICATING IT HAD BEEN LOCKED. NO MECHANICAL BRAKE MALFUNCTION OR FAILURE WAS VERIFIED. THIS WAS THE PLT'S 1ST FLT IN 21 DAYS.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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