Accident Cessna 180 N4940A,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 298720
 
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Date:Sunday 9 July 2000
Time:09:45 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic C180 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Cessna 180
Owner/operator:Martin Clemens Schuette
Registration: N4940A
MSN: 32337
Year of manufacture:1956
Engine model:Continental O-470
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:SAINT CLOUD, Minnesota -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Private
Departure airport:ELY , MN (KELO)
Destination airport:(KSTC)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
During landing rollout the airplane departed off the side of the runway and was damaged. The pilot reported that the brakes had seized multiple times during the landing rollout. Post-accident examination of the wheel and brake assemblies revealed no anomalies that could have precluded the normal operation of the brake system. Examination of the tire treads on both main gear failed to reveal any flat spots in the tread pattern and no slippage was noted between the tires and the wheel assemblies.

Probable Cause: directional control not being maintained by the pilot during landing rollout.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: CHI00LA190
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 1 year and 3 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB CHI00LA190

Revision history:

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