The Brave Eagle high-education aircraft malfunctioned and overran the runway. Air Force: This was the only "serious mechanical failure" among the nine cases in the past three years.

People's Party Legislator Wang Anxiang (left) questioned the Air Force Flight Training Department about the brake failure incident of the Brave Eagle high-education aircraft, and Air Force Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Li Qingran (right) responded. (Live broadcast on Congress Channel)

An advanced trainer aircraft of the Air Force Flight Training Department's "Brave Eagle" reported a brake failure yesterday and overshot the runway. Although all personnel were safe, the entire fleet was grounded for inspection, causing concern. In this regard, Air Force Chief of Staff Li Qingran said today that a total of nine similar incidents have occurred with this aircraft in the past three years. Protective measures have been involved in previous incidents, but this situation was indeed an accident caused by a "mechanical failure."

The Foreign Affairs and National Defense Committee of the Legislative Yuan will review the "Draft Amendment to Article 39 of the Army, Navy, and Air Force Officers and Non-Commissioned Officers" today (11). Defense Minister Gu Lixiong was invited to attend the report and prepare for questions.

A T-BE5A "Brave Eagle" advanced trainer aircraft of the Air Force Flight Training Command was carrying out a flight training mission at noon yesterday (10th) when it was preparing to land. Due to abnormal braking, the right main wheel "exploded" and overran the runway. It also caused damage to the main landing gear. Fortunately, the instructors and training officers on board were safe and uninjured. People's Party legislator Wang Anxiang questioned that the "Brave Eagle" had experienced many mechanical failures such as brakes and engines in the past, and further requested the Air Force to explain the details of the incident.

Air Force Chief of Staff Li Qingran said that it is understood. Yesterday's incident "was indeed caused by a mechanical factor." In the past three years, there have been a total of nine braking-related incidents in the Brave Eagle high-education aircraft. "Only this one was a serious failure of the entire brake." The most serious incident was that it ran off the runway. In other incidents, protective measures were intervened and the aircraft finally stopped safely on the runway. The risks were all within control.

Wang Anxiang went on to say that the problem of brake failure and improper maintenance of higher education aircraft has been reported several times. He believed that this phenomenon may be a "sign" of aviation safety and asked the Air Force to be vigilant and review it.

Previously, a T-34C junior trainer aircraft from the Flight Training Department experienced a "dolphin jump" during a solo flight by a new student on the 4th due to operator error, resulting in damage to the nose wheel frame. Less than a week later, brake failure of the "Brave Eagle" was reported. The cause of the incident is still to be clarified by the military.