ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 290890
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| Date: | Sunday 26 July 2015 |
| Time: | 08:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 180J |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N52095 |
| MSN: | 18052496 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6547 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Dixie, Idaho -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Dixie, ID (C48) |
| Boise Airport, ID (BOI/KBOI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The commercial pilot was conducting a nonscheduled passenger flight. The pilot reported that, while he was turning the airplane to align it with the runway for takeoff, the right brake failed. The pilot subsequently intentionally ground looped the airplane to avoid elevated terrain near the runway, during which the right wing struck terrain.
Postaccident examination of the right brake hydraulic line revealed that it was cracked where the line bends between the fuselage and main landing gear leg. It is likely that the crack caused a hydraulic fluid leak, which rendered the brake inoperative. Metallurgical examination of the fracture surface revealed fatigue striations and ratchet mark formations, consistent with a fatigue fracture.
Probable Cause: The failure of the right brake hydraulic line during taxi due to fatigue, which caused a loss of hydraulic fluid and rendered the brake inoperative.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR15LA234
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 January 1989 | N52095 | Private | 0 | Elk City, ID | |
sub |
| 6 November 1995 | N52095 | Private | 0 | Stanley, ID | |
sub |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Oct-2022 06:55 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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