BRAKE PEDAL FAILURE ON PLANE IN CONNEMARA ONE OFF INCIDENT

Date Published: 06-Jul-2009

A report into an incident involving an Aer Arann plane at Connemara Airport in Inverin last year has found that it was a one-off event and shouldn't happen again.The Air Accident Investigation Unit carried out an assessment of the incident involving the Britten-Norman Islander plane in November 2007.The Aer Arann plane was being towed at the time of the incident to another location on the ramp at Connemara Airport.There was one pilot on board but no passengers.The Pilot who released the pedals for towing, reported that during brake release the right hand brake pedal broke off.It had been worn through fatigue cracking.