Accident Culver LFA N37820,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 131793
 
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Date:Monday 25 September 2000
Time:17:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic CUCA model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Culver LFA
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N37820
MSN: 354
Total airframe hrs:1004 hours
Engine model:Franklin 4 AC-199 E3
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Category:Accident
Location:Ione, CA -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Howard Airport, CA (PVT)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
After landing on a private dirt/gravel airstrip the airplane veered off the right side of the ruway. The airplane collided with a fence and nosed over inverted. The pilot reported the airplane's inability to be straightened with the use of left rudder, brake, and tail wheel steering. Post accident examination of the brakes revealed a broken rotor disk on the right main landing gear.
Probable Cause: The failure of the right brake during the landing roll resulting in loss of directional control and subsequent nose over of the airplane.

Accident investigation:
cover
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: LAX00LA348
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001212X22020&key=1

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
21-Dec-2016 19:25 ASN Update Bot Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency]
12-Dec-2017 19:12 ASN Update Bot Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Plane category]

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