Winchester Municipal Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Winchester, Tennessee 39398
Saturday, June 6, 2009 7:50 CDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The pilot reported that after landing on the 75-foot-wide asphalt runway, the "right brake locked up" and the airplane began to veer to the right. The pilot attempted to maintain directional control by applying left rudder and brake; however, the airplane departed the right side of the runway, bounced, and came to rest on the grass next to the runway. The airplane sustained structural damage to the wings, empennage, and fuselage. A skid mark consistent with the right tire was observed on the runway and extended to the airplane. The amateur-built airplane had been operated for about 30 hours since its most recent condition inspection, which was performed about 9 months prior to the accident. The pilot further reported that he had recently bled the brakes due to uneven braking.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The malfunction of the right brake during landing rollout.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 6/6/2009
Event Day of the Week Saturday
Time of Event 750
Event Time Zone Central Daylight Time
Event City Winchester
Event State TENNESSEE
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 39398
Event Date Year 2009
Event Date Month 6
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 351039N
Event Location Longitude 0860358W
Event Location Airport Winchester Municipal Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID BGF
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 979
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 653 Eastern Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 100
Weather Observation Facility ID CHA
Elevation of weather observation facility 671
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 43
Time Zone of the weather observation EDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 5500
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Scattered
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 15
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 14
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) --
Variable Wind Indicator --
Wind Speed (knots) --
Wind Velocity Indicator Calm
Wind Gust Indicator --
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29.97
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 25732
NTSB Notification Source Nashville FSDO
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record Sep 2 2009 2:42PM
User who most recently changed record guzj
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N675MM
NTSB Number ERA09CA327
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? No
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name MEUER MARK
Aircraft Model SA900 V ST
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 008
Certified Max Gross Weight 1320
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 1
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Sep 6 2008 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours 60
ELT Installed No
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type Unknown
Aircraft Owner Name MEUER MARK
Aircraft Owner Street Address --
Aircraft Owner City MURFREESBORO
Aircraft Owner State TN
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 37129-8165
Operator is an individual? Yes
Operator Name MEUER MARK
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address --
Operator City MURFREESBORO
Operator State TN
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 37129-8165
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code THA
Departure City Tullahoma
Departure State TN
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 645
Departure Time Zone EDT
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code BGF
Destination City Winchester
Destination State TN
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Aug 18 2009 10:47AM
User who most recently changed record johb
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location 18
Runway Length 5002
Runway Width 75
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --