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ATL88LA122

1988-03-20 · DONALSONVILLE, Georgia, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 17J

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THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD EXPERIENCED PRIOR BRAKE PROBLEMS AND HAD REPEATED MAINTENANCE PERFORMED. HE FURTHER STATED THAT NOT ALL OF THE BRAKE PROBLEMS HAD BEEN CORRECTED. AFTER LANDING THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT BRAKE SEEMED 'SPONGY'. HE CONTINUED TO TAXI BUT AT A SLOWER SPEED. WHILE EXECUTING A RIGHT TURN A GUST OF WIND PUSHED THE NOSE FURTHER TO THE LEFT TOWARDS A BUILDING. HE REPORTED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DUE TO THE MALFUNCTIONING RIGHT BRAKE. THE LEFT WING TIP CONTACTED THE BUILDING AND A FIRE RESULTED IMMEDIATELY. THE PILOT REPORTEDTHAT THE STROBE WAS LEFT ON. THE SUBSEQUENT FIRE SPREAD AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. EXAMINATION OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS INCONCLUSIVE DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_ATL88LA122.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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