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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna S550 · Minneapolis, MN · July 26, 1995

Date
July 26, 1995 · 13:49 local
Place
Minneapolis, MN
Airport
Flying Cloud Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N72WC
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI95LA240
Reported as
Cessna S550
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney JT15D4
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,890 total2,820 in this make and model95 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost brakes landing. Failed to use emergency braking. Lost control. Veered off runway down embankment. (-23) the aircraft was landing on a 3909' runway. The pilot stated that they used normal thrust reverse and spoilers. When the pilot tried the normal brake system it did not work. The other pilot tried brakes on right side and the normal brake system did not work. The aircraft departed the runway on the left side about 1000' prior to the end of the runway. The aircraft came to a stop at the end of the approach lights after going down a steep slope and back up the opposite side. No one on board was injured. Aircraft damage was to the cabin, landing gear, wing spars, and engines. Due to the damage to the pressure vessel that required major repairs, NTSB declared this to be an accident. The brake system components were removed for testing. Results of those tests not available.

As the FAA filed it

LOST BRAKES LANDING. FAILED TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKING. LOST CONTROL. VEERED OFF RUNWAY DOWN EMBANKMENT. (-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING ON A 3909' RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED THAT THEY USED NORMAL THRUST REVERSE AND SPOILERS. WHEN THE PILOT TRIED THE NORMAL BRAKE SYSTEM IT DID NOT WORK. THE OTHER PILOT TRIED BRAKES ON RIGHT SIDE AND THE NORMAL BRAKE SYSTEM DID NOT WORK. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY ON THE LEFT SIDE ABOUT 1000' PRIOR TO THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP AT THE END OF THE APPROACH LIGHTS AFTER GOING DOWN A STEEP SLOPE AND BACK UP THE OPPOSITE SIDE. NO ONE ON BOARD WAS INJURED. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS TO THE CABIN, LANDING GEAR, WING SPARS, AND ENGINES. DUE TO THE DAMAGE TO THE PRESSURE VESSEL THAT REQUIRED MAJOR REPAIRS, NTSB DECLARED THIS TO BE AN ACCIDENT. THE BRAKE SYSTEM COMPONENTS WERE REMOVED FOR TESTING. RESULTS OF THOSE TESTS NOT AVAILABLE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.