ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 355578
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| Date: | Thursday 10 July 1997 |
| Time: | 07:15 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft 55 |
| Owner/operator: | Universal Asset Management |
| Registration: | N45CW |
| MSN: | TC-1319 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2680 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-470 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Murfreesboro, TN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Arlington, TN (KLHC) |
| (KMBT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While applying brakes on the landing roll, the left brake pedal collapsed, and the airplane started drifting to the right of the runway centerline. The pilot applied right engine throttle to correct for the right drift condition. The airplane rolled off the right side of the 3,800-foot-long runway approximately 3,800 feet down the runway. An examination of the left brake assembly at the accident site revealed that there was no brake fluid in the left reservoir. The left brake assembly functioned normally during subsequent testing. There were no obvious signs of fluid leakage on the reservoir or brake assemblies. A review of the aircraft maintenance logs revealed that an annual inspection had been completed on the airplane about 55 hours before the accident. The maintenance logs stated that the airplane brakes were serviced during the last annual inspection.
Probable Cause: The failure of the aircraft braking system due to low brake pressure resulting from the undetermined loss of brake fluid from the brake reservoir.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL97LA100
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 12-Mar-2024 13:27 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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