What happened
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(.19) On September 8, 2001, at 1400 mountain daylight time, a Cessna 177RG, N52043, departed the west side of runway 16/34 at st. George, Utah, during landing roll, and nosed over. The aircraft sustained substantial damage and the certified flight instructor and his student were not injured. The flight was a local area instructional flight being flown under title 14 CFR part 91 and no flight plan was filed. The flight departed st. George at 1330. According to preliminary information, following the accident, the pilot said he had some unspecified brake problems and was unable to control the aircraft during landing roll. (-23) aircraft landed runway 16 at sgu. Both pilots stated touchdown was approximately half way down runway. Second pilot (receiving instruction) at the controls reported no brakes after touchdown. First pilot (giving instruction) took control of the aircraft and while attempting to brake, the aircraft departed runway near the end to the right and flipped over down a slope coming to rest inverted. Skid marks of both main tires were observed on runway near reported braking point and where aircraft departed runway. Aircra ft flap setting was noted to be 0 degrees after the accident. Aircraft right wheel damage, including damage to brake and brake line appeared to occur after the aircraft departed the runway. Maintenance inspection of brake system revealed no other defects.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2001, AT 1400 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 177RG, N52043, DEPARTED THE WEST SIDE OF RUNWAY 16/34 AT ST. GEORGE, UTAH, DURING LANDING ROLL, AND NOSED OVER. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND HIS STUDENT WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT WAS A LOCAL AREA INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT BEING FLOWN UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED ST. GEORGE AT 1330. ACCORDING TO PRELIMINARY INFORMATION, FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT, THE PILOT SAID HE HAD SOME UNSPECIFIED BRAKE PROBLEMS AND WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING ROLL. (-23) AIRCRAFT LANDED RUNWAY 16 AT SGU. BOTH PILOTS STATED TOUCHDOWN WAS APPROXIMATELY HALF WAY DOWN RUNWAY. SECOND PILOT (RECEIVING INSTRUCTION) AT THE CONTROLS REPORTED NO BRAKES AFTER TOUCHDOWN. FIRST PILOT (GIVING INSTRUCTION) TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY NEAR THE END TO THE RIGHT AND FLIPPED OVER DOWN A SLOPE COMING TO REST INVERTED. SKID MARKS OF BOTH MAIN TIRES WERE OBSERVED ON RUNWAY NEAR REPORTED BRAKING POINT AND WHERE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY. AIRCRA FT FLAP SETTING WAS NOTED TO BE 0 DEGREES AFTER THE ACCIDENT. AIRCRAFT RIGHT WHEEL DAMAGE, INCLUDING DAMAGE TO BRAKE AND BRAKE LINE APPEARED TO OCCUR AFTER THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. MAINTENANCE INSPECTION OF BRAKE SYSTEM REVEALED NO OTHER DEFECTS.
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