What happened
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Acft flipped over on landing, other circumstances are unknown. (-23)on August 17, 1998, the hillsboro FSDO was notified by amy hoover that she was involved in an aircraft accident on August 12, 1998, at battleground, WA. On August 17, 1998, at 10:00 am, inspector john r. clark, arrived at the private landing strip where the accident occurred and where the aircraft was being stored. Inspector clark found N77017 in a hangar owned by brian essler. Ms. Hoover said that during landing, after she touched down in the grass runway, the right brake "stuck" in the depressed position. While trying to control the aircraft it flipped over and stopped in an inverted attitude on the grass runway. She added that the right brake master cylinder was recently repaired, about four landings prior to the accident. After the master cylinder was repaired the right brake system did not function properly. She said the right brake system was bled several times after the repair. Ms. Hoover said that doug walberg, A&P #042569083, of mccall, Idaho, performed the right brake maintenance. The aircraft maintenance records were not avialable during the on-site investigation. After inspecting the aircraft inspector clark found that the firewaall was buckled, the engine mount bent, the right wing was bent longitudinally (spanning 5 feet outboard of the right wing root to the wing tip), the right forward wing strut was bent, the fuselage was buckled at the right wing strut lower attach point, the left wing leading edge was crushed (starting 8 feet outboard from the left wing root to the wing tip), the vertical stabilizer was crushed, and the top part of the aft vertical stabilizer spar was bent. Inspector clark took photographs of the aircraft. Inspector clark inspected the left and right brake systems. The main wheels were free to rotate with the brake pedals in the relaxed position. The left and right brake systems functioned normally when the brake pedals were depressed. Inspector clark removed and inspected the right brake assemble. He found that the right brake assemble was installed correctly and did not find any abnormal wear or defects. After reinstalling the brake assemble he depressed the right brake master assemble and the right brake system functioned normally.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT FLIPPED OVER ON LANDING, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23)ON AUGUST 17, 1998, THE HILLSBORO FSDO WAS NOTIFIED BY AMY HOOVER THAT SHE WAS INVOLVED IN AN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT ON AUGUST 12, 1998, AT BATTLEGROUND, WA. ON AUGUST 17, 1998, AT 10:00 AM, INSPECTOR JOHN R. CLARK, ARRIVED AT THE PRIVATE LANDING STRIP WHERE THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AND WHERE THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING STORED. INSPECTOR CLARK FOUND N77017 IN A HANGAR OWNED BY BRIAN ESSLER. MS. HOOVER SAID THAT DURING LANDING, AFTER SHE TOUCHED DOWN IN THE GRASS RUNWAY, THE RIGHT BRAKE "STUCK" IN THE DEPRESSED POSITION. WHILE TRYING TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT IT FLIPPED OVER AND STOPPED IN AN INVERTED ATTITUDE ON THE GRASS RUNWAY. SHE ADDED THAT THE RIGHT BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER WAS RECENTLY REPAIRED, ABOUT FOUR LANDINGS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. AFTER THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPAIRED THE RIGHT BRAKE SYSTEM DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. SHE SAID THE RIGHT BRAKE SYSTEM WAS BLED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER THE REPAIR. MS. HOOVER SAID THAT DOUG WALBERG, A&P #042569083, OF MCCALL, IDAHO, PERFORMED THE RIGHT BRAKE MAINTENANCE. THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RECORDS WERE NOT AVIALABLE DURING THE ON-SITE INVESTIGATION. AFTER INSPECTING THE AIRCRAFT INSPECTOR CLARK FOUND THAT THE FIREWAALL WAS BUCKLED, THE ENGINE MOUNT BENT, THE RIGHT WING WAS BENT LONGITUDINALLY (SPANNING 5 FEET OUTBOARD OF THE RIGHT WING ROOT TO THE WING TIP), THE RIGHT FORWARD WING STRUT WAS BENT, THE FUSELAGE WAS BUCKLED AT THE RIGHT WING STRUT LOWER ATTACH POINT, THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE WAS CRUSHED (STARTING 8 FEET OUTBOARD FROM THE LEFT WING ROOT TO THE WING TIP), THE VERTICAL STABILIZER WAS CRUSHED, AND THE TOP PART OF THE AFT VERTICAL STABILIZER SPAR WAS BENT. INSPECTOR CLARK TOOK PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE AIRCRAFT. INSPECTOR CLARK INSPECTED THE LEFT AND RIGHT BRAKE SYSTEMS. THE MAIN WHEELS WERE FREE TO ROTATE WITH THE BRAKE PEDALS IN THE RELAXED POSITION. THE LEFT AND RIGHT BRAKE SYSTEMS FUNCTIONED NORMALLY WHEN THE BRAKE PEDALS WERE DEPRESSED. INSPECTOR CLARK REMOVED AND INSPECTED THE RIGHT BRAKE ASSEMBLE. HE FOUND THAT THE RIGHT BRAKE ASSEMBLE WAS INSTALLED CORRECTLY AND DID NOT FIND ANY ABNORMAL WEAR OR DEFECTS. AFTER REINSTALLING THE BRAKE ASSEMBLE HE DEPRESSED THE RIGHT BRAKE MASTER ASSEMBLE AND THE RIGHT BRAKE SYSTEM FUNCTIONED NORMALLY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.