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| Date: | Saturday 11 February 2006 |
| Time: | 21:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 501 Citation I/SP |
| Owner/operator: | David Roeberg |
| Registration: | N501DR |
| MSN: | 501-141 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6356 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney JT15D-1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fort Pierce, Florida -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Columbia Metropolitan Airport, SC (CAE/KCAE) |
| Fort Pierce-Saint Lucie County Airport, FL (FPR/KFPR) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During the landing roll, the pilot was unable to maintain directional control and the airplane swerved side-to side before going off the right side of the runway. The pilot said overhauled brake assemblies had been installed before the accident. He complained that the brakes felt "spongy" and the pedals went "almost to the floor, requiring two or three additional pumps for a hard pedal." He was told that this was "normal" since the airplane was not equipped with power brakes or anti-skid. The brakes were removed and sent to the overhaul facility. They found that both brake assemblies each had one return mechanism binding. The return mechanism had a self adjusting friction bushing meant to slip along the return pin at a predetermined spring pressure. As pressure was applied to the brake, the pressure plate extended toward the number one rotor, pulling the return pins through the swage and tube assemblies and compressing the return springs. Although the swage should move through the tube, one swage on each brake was not moving freely. The brake travel went further than normal because "normal travel" was never set.
Probable Cause: mechanical binding of the normal brake system, rendering directional control impossible. Contributing factors were the improper overhaul, inadequate quality control procedures by the overhaul facility, and the rough terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA06LA052
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Oct-2022 07:08 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 17-Nov-2022 00:01 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
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