ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 366060
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| Date: | Wednesday 10 October 1990 |
| Time: | 10:12 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 180 |
| Owner/operator: | Bristol Bay Lodge |
| Registration: | N3330D |
| MSN: | 32128 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1955 |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL O-470-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Anchorage, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Anchorage, AK (LHD) |
| Northway, AK (ORT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING TO SECURE THE CABIN DOOR. AFTER LANDING, THE AIRPLANE GROUNDLOOPED DURING A HIGH SPEED RIGHT TURN OFF THE RUNWAY ONTO THE TAXIWAY. THE RIGHT PILOT'S LEFT BRAKE PEDAL WAS 'SPONGY', WHILE THE OTHER BRAKES SEEMED NORMAL. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, AIR WAS BLED FROM THE LEFT BRAKE CYLINDER. ON THE PREVIOUS DAY, THE FLOATS HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM THE AIRPLANE AND WHEELS REINSTALLED. THIS WAS THE PILOT'S FIRST LANDING WITH THE AIRPLANE USING THE RIGHT SET OF BRAKES AFTER REINSTALLATION OF THE WHEELS.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE EXCESSIVE TAXI SPEED AND INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE ON THE BRAKES BY THE PILOT.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC91LA004
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 April 1964 | N3330D | Non Commercial | 0 | St. Anthony, Idaho | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 17:00 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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