19990705008229A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna STC140 · Beckley, WV · July 5, 1999

Date
July 5, 1999 · 12:30 local
Place
Beckley, WV
Airport
Raleigh County Memorial
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N72992
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC99LA166
Reported as
Cessna STC140
Reported engine
Continental O200A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
356 total60 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Acft landed, right brakes grabbed sending acft off edge of rwy into grass, local authorities responded and reported no injuries to two occupants. (-23) the pilot stated that after the airplane landed, the right main landing gear wheel brake seized. The airplane then veered to the right, and went off the runway. The left main landing gear broke off at the upper attachment hole for the step, and the airplane's left wing impacted the ground causing the outer portion of the wing to bend upward. The left main landing gear failed due to the amount of side load that was place on it. Also, the pilot was unable to maintain directional control due to excessive braking action of the right brake. (.4) the airplane ground-looped and veered off the runway. Winds were variable, at 5 knots, and there was no evidence of brake malfunction.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT LANDED, RIGHT BRAKES GRABBED SENDING ACFT OFF EDGE OF RWY INTO GRASS, LOCAL AUTHORITIES RESPONDED AND REPORTED NO INJURIES TO TWO OCCUPANTS. (-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER THE AIRPLANE LANDED, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL BRAKE SEIZED. THE AIRPLANE THEN VEERED TO THE RIGHT, AND WENT OFF THE RUNWAY. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR BROKE OFF AT THE UPPER ATTACHMENT HOLE FOR THE STEP, AND THE AIRPLANE'S LEFT WING IMPACTED THE GROUND CAUSING THE OUTER PORTION OF THE WING TO BEND UPWARD. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR FAILED DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF SIDE LOAD THAT WAS PLACE ON IT. ALSO, THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DUE TO EXCESSIVE BRAKING ACTION OF THE RIGHT BRAKE. (.4) THE AIRPLANE GROUND-LOOPED AND VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY. WINDS WERE VARIABLE, AT 5 KNOTS, AND THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF BRAKE MALFUNCTION.

NTSB investigation

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