ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 355241
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| Date: | Thursday 18 September 1997 |
| Time: | 13:30 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-18 |
| Owner/operator: | State Of Alaska |
| Registration: | N2355H |
| MSN: | 18-7909175 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2948 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-B2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Coldfoot, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Fairbanks, AK (FAI) |
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| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane had just received a 100-hour inspection from a contract maintenance facility. The pilot was landing the tundra tire, tailwheel-equipped airplane on a gravel runway. During the flight, the pilot utilized a short section of tubing to direct heater air at his feet. During the landing touchdown, the pilot discovered the brakes were locked. The tires skidded on the gravel surface of the runway and the left wing struck the ground. The pilot indicated the brakes remained locked for about 2 hours after the accident. At that time, the wheels turned normally. The airplane utilizes a separate master brake cylinder/brake pedal assembly for each main wheel brake. The master cylinder/brake pedals are located on the cockpit floor, adjacent to the rudder pedals. The brake cylinders are normally serviced by adding hydraulic brake fluid through a small cap on the top of each cylinder. Maintenance personnel from the operator reported that overservicing of the brake cylinders, and heating of the cylinder assembly produced a locked brake condition.
Probable Cause: The overservicing/pressurizing of the hydraulic brake system by maintenance personnel that locked the brake system and prevented directional control.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC97TA152
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 September 2007 | N2355H | State Of Alaska | 0 | Valdez, Alaska | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 12-Mar-2024 09:49 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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