ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 284474
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| Date: | Tuesday 7 August 2007 |
| Time: | 16:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 180 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7741A |
| MSN: | 32638 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1956 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9800 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Skwentna, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lake Hood Strip, AK (Z41) |
| Skwentna, AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The commercial certificated pilot was delivering supplies to his lodge on a private, 1,200 foot long, dirt airstrip under Title 14, CFR Part 91, when the accident occurred. He said when he landed the left brake failed, and as he approached the end of the airstrip, he attempted a 180-degree turn, but the airplane ground-looped, and struck the right wing on the ground. The pilot said that on previous flights he had to pump-up the left brake due to a leaking master cylinder. The airplane sustained structural damage to the right wing during the accident.
Probable Cause: The failure of the left brake, and the pilot's continued operation with a known defect (the left brake), which resulted in a loss of control during the landing roll, and an on ground encounter with terrain. A contributing factor to the accident was the pilot's inadvertent ground loop.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC07CA075
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 February 1964 | N7741A | Non commercial | 0 | Kasigluk, Alaska | |
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| 10 March 2024 | N7741A | Private | 0 | Skwentna, AK | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Sep-2022 17:19 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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