What happened
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Left brake failed on landing. Used hard right to stop on runway. Veered off into snowbank. Brake cylinder empty. (.19) on February 7, 1994, at 1500 hours pacific standard time, a Cessna 340A, N1362C, exited the right side of runway 32 and collided with a snow bank at Dunsmuir airport, Dunsmuir, California. The pilot was completing a visual flight rules personal flight. The airplane, registered to and operated by the pilot, sustained substantial damage. The certificated private pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The flight originated at red bluff municipal airport, red bluff, California, at 1415 hours. The pilot reported this accident to the safety board on February 23, 1994. He stated that during the landing roll the left brake failed. The right brake operated properly, but the airplane pivoted about 130 degrees to the right and exited the runway. The subsequent examination of the brake system disclosed that there was no fluid in the left brake cylinder. The left brake pads and "o" rings had been replaced within 6 flight hours preceding the accident. The pilot initially assessed the damage as m inor, but further inspection disclosed major structural damage to the right wing and right side of the fuselage.
As the FAA filed it
LEFT BRAKE FAILED ON LANDING. USED HARD RIGHT TO STOP ON RUNWAY. VEERED OFF INTO SNOWBANK. BRAKE CYLINDER EMPTY. (.19) ON FEBRUARY 7, 1994, AT 1500 HOURS PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 340A, N1362C, EXITED THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 32 AND COLLIDED WITH A SNOW BANK AT DUNSMUIR AIRPORT, DUNSMUIR, CALIFORNIA. THE PILOT WAS COMPLETING A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT RED BLUFF MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, RED BLUFF, CALIFORNIA, AT 1415 HOURS. THE PILOT REPORTED THIS ACCIDENT TO THE SAFETY BOARD ON FEBRUARY 23, 1994. HE STATED THAT DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE LEFT BRAKE FAILED. THE RIGHT BRAKE OPERATED PROPERLY, BUT THE AIRPLANE PIVOTED ABOUT 130 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT AND EXITED THE RUNWAY. THE SUBSEQUENT EXAMINATION OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM DISCLOSED THAT THERE WAS NO FLUID IN THE LEFT BRAKE CYLINDER. THE LEFT BRAKE PADS AND "O" RINGS HAD BEEN REPLACED WITHIN 6 FLIGHT HOURS PRECEDING THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT INITIALLY ASSESSED THE DAMAGE AS M INOR, BUT FURTHER INSPECTION DISCLOSED MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING AND RIGHT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE.
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