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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 340CESSNA · Riverton, WY · September 25, 1995

Date: September 25, 1995 · 08:30 local
Place: Riverton, WY
Airport: Riverton Regional
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: VOXA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N10DF
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA95LA226
Reported as: Cessna 340CESSNA
Reported engine: Continental TSIO520J
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,000 total100 in this make and model30 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.

(.4)The pilot reported that while turning the airplane with power onto the runway for takeoff the left brake failed. The nose gear impacted a ditch, located in close proximity to the runway, and collapsed. Examination revealed that hydraulic brake fluid had leaked out of the left brake system. The source of the leakage was not found.

As the FAA filed it

(.4)THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE TURNING THE AIRPLANE WITH POWER ONTO THE RUNWAY FOR TAKEOFF THE LEFT BRAKE FAILED. THE NOSE GEAR IMPACTED A DITCH, LOCATED IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE RUNWAY, AND COLLAPSED. EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT HYDRAULIC BRAKE FLUID HAD LEAKED OUT OF THE LEFT BRAKE SYSTEM. THE SOURCE OF THE LEAKAGE WAS NOT FOUND.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB SEA95LA226Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRiverton, WYa partial loss of hydraulic fluid in the left brake system rendering the left brake inoperative.Sep 25, 1995 · Substantial damage