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Phenom 100 Brakes Face Scrutiny
By: Chad Trautvetter
Caption: The NTSB is investigating a September 10 incident in which an Embraer  Phenom 100 suffered minor damage upon landing in Brenham, Texas.
Word Count: 158
The NTSB is investigating a September 10 incident in which an Embraer  Phenom 100 suffered minor damage upon landing in Brenham, Texas. The  light twinjet experienced a runway excursion at Brenham Municipal  Airport after its brakes failed and both main gear tires blew. According  to the pilot’s statement, the crew received a brake fail warning soon  after takeoff from Tucson International Airport, but continued to their  destination. After touchdown, the pilot noted “zero” braking and applied  the emergency brakes. As the tires blew, the crew lost directional  control of the aircraft and it skidded off the left side of the runway,  causing the right main gear to collapse when it reached muddy turf on  the east side of Runway 16. The pilot and copilot were uninjured. The  incident bears similarities to another dual tire blowout on a Phenom 100  landing at Mammoth Yosemite Airport in Mammoth Lakes, Calif., in March,  though the NTSB told AIN it has not investigated that incident.