What happened
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(.19) On July 31, 1999, about 1100 Alaska daylight time, a wheel equipped Cessna 206 airplane, N3831G, sustained substantial damage while landing on a remote airstrip, about 12 miles east of Talkeetna, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) local area business flight under title 14 CFR part 91 when the accident occurred. The airplane was operated by the pilot. The private certificated pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. On August 16, 1999, a federal aviation administration (FAA) operations inspector, anchorage flight standards district office (FSDO), reported he followed up on an initial report of minor damage to the airplane. The inspector verified that about four feet of the left wing leading edge was damaged. The wing ribs and the wing spar were also damaged. During a telephone conversation with the national transportation safety board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (iic), on August 17, 1999, the pilot reported he was landing at the bald mountain airstrip as part of his mining business. The strip is oriented east/west, and the pilot said he was landing toward the west. The airstrip is abou t 1,000 feet long, 25 feet wide, about 3,600 feet MSL. During the landing roll, the pilot said he could not stop the airplane before running off the end of the airstrip. The nose wheel struck several rocks about 50 feet off the end of the strip. The nose wheel then separated from the nose wheel strut. The airplane nosed down and the left wing collided with rocky terrain. The pilot said he observed what appeared to be hydraulic fluid on and around the left main tire, but he did not examine the brake cylinder. (-23) left brake failed, causing the aircraft to depart the runway. This caused minor damage to the left leading edge wing spar & several ribs. (.4) the pilot was landing on a remote airstrip that was about 1,000 feet long, 30 feet wide, and about 3,600 feet MSL. During the landing roll, the pilot applied the brakes, but the left brake was soft. The pilot said he could not stop the airplane before running off the end of the airstrip. The nose wheel struck several rocks about 50 feet off the end of the strip. The nose wheel then separated from the nose wheel strut. The airplane nosed down and the left wing collided with rocky terrain. After the accident, the pil ot said he observed the left main tire covered by brake fluid, but he did not examine the brake cylinder.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON JULY 31, 1999, ABOUT 1100 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A WHEEL EQUIPPED CESSNA 206 AIRPLANE, N3831G, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHILE LANDING ON A REMOTE AIRSTRIP, ABOUT 12 MILES EAST OF TALKEETNA, ALASKA. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) LOCAL AREA BUSINESS FLIGHT UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT. THE PRIVATE CERTIFICATED PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. ON AUGUST 16, 1999, A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) OPERATIONS INSPECTOR, ANCHORAGE FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE (FSDO), REPORTED HE FOLLOWED UP ON AN INITIAL REPORT OF MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE. THE INSPECTOR VERIFIED THAT ABOUT FOUR FEET OF THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE WAS DAMAGED. THE WING RIBS AND THE WING SPAR WERE ALSO DAMAGED. DURING A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD (NTSB) INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE (IIC), ON AUGUST 17, 1999, THE PILOT REPORTED HE WAS LANDING AT THE BALD MOUNTAIN AIRSTRIP AS PART OF HIS MINING BUSINESS. THE STRIP IS ORIENTED EAST/WEST, AND THE PILOT SAID HE WAS LANDING TOWARD THE WEST. THE AIRSTRIP IS ABOU T 1,000 FEET LONG, 25 FEET WIDE, ABOUT 3,600 FEET MSL. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE PILOT SAID HE COULD NOT STOP THE AIRPLANE BEFORE RUNNING OFF THE END OF THE AIRSTRIP. THE NOSE WHEEL STRUCK SEVERAL ROCKS ABOUT 50 FEET OFF THE END OF THE STRIP. THE NOSE WHEEL THEN SEPARATED FROM THE NOSE WHEEL STRUT. THE AIRPLANE NOSED DOWN AND THE LEFT WING COLLIDED WITH ROCKY TERRAIN. THE PILOT SAID HE OBSERVED WHAT APPEARED TO BE HYDRAULIC FLUID ON AND AROUND THE LEFT MAIN TIRE, BUT HE DID NOT EXAMINE THE BRAKE CYLINDER. (-23) LEFT BRAKE FAILED, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO DEPART THE RUNWAY. THIS CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT LEADING EDGE WING SPAR & SEVERAL RIBS. (.4) THE PILOT WAS LANDING ON A REMOTE AIRSTRIP THAT WAS ABOUT 1,000 FEET LONG, 30 FEET WIDE, AND ABOUT 3,600 FEET MSL. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE PILOT APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT THE LEFT BRAKE WAS SOFT. THE PILOT SAID HE COULD NOT STOP THE AIRPLANE BEFORE RUNNING OFF THE END OF THE AIRSTRIP. THE NOSE WHEEL STRUCK SEVERAL ROCKS ABOUT 50 FEET OFF THE END OF THE STRIP. THE NOSE WHEEL THEN SEPARATED FROM THE NOSE WHEEL STRUT. THE AIRPLANE NOSED DOWN AND THE LEFT WING COLLIDED WITH ROCKY TERRAIN. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, THE PIL OT SAID HE OBSERVED THE LEFT MAIN TIRE COVERED BY BRAKE FLUID, BUT HE DID NOT EXAMINE THE BRAKE CYLINDER.
NTSB investigation
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