# Accident 19980812021139A: Cessna 140, Battle Ground, WA, August 12, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1998, 16:00 local time
- Place: Battle Ground, WA
- Airport: Goheen Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8002° N, 122.4795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8002&lon=-122.4795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77017, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N77017) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA98LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980812021139A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA98LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA168), Aug 12, 1998: Cessna 140 (N77017), Battleground, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Nose Over for undetermined reasons.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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