19990430005589A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Boeing B75N1 · Chehalis, WA · April 30, 1999

Date: April 30, 1999 · 11:00 local
Place: Chehalis, WA
Airport: Chehalis-Centralia
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N275HP
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA99LA064
Reported as: Boeing B75N1

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What happened

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Acft ground looped on landing. (-23) the pilot was landing on runway 33 at the Chehalis airport. According to the pilot, there was slight left crosswind. The pilot reported that "the right brake locked during normal corrective brakink for directional control and stopping." The aircraft groundlooped, causing the left wingtip to contact the runway, cracking the wing spars. The pilot was unable to duplicate the right brake malfunction during subsequent taxiing. Maintenance personnel inspected the right brake and found it to operated normally.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING. (-23) THE PILOT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 33 AT THE CHEHALIS AIRPORT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THERE WAS SLIGHT LEFT CROSSWIND. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT "THE RIGHT BRAKE LOCKED DURING NORMAL CORRECTIVE BRAKINK FOR DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND STOPPING." THE AIRCRAFT GROUNDLOOPED, CAUSING THE LEFT WINGTIP TO CONTACT THE RUNWAY, CRACKING THE WING SPARS. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE RIGHT BRAKE MALFUNCTION DURING SUBSEQUENT TAXIING. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL INSPECTED THE RIGHT BRAKE AND FOUND IT TO OPERATED 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.

NTSB SEA99LA064Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChehalis, WADirectional control was not maintained after the right brake locked up for undetermined reasons. An uncontrolled ground loop was a factor.Apr 30, 1999 · Substantial damage