# Accident 20030704037289A: Cessna 172P, Seldovia, AK, July 4, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2003, 10:46 local time
- Place: Seldovia, AK
- Airport: Seldovia Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.4486° N, 151.7067° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.4486&lon=-151.7067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63541, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63541-2017-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC03LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030704037289A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING THE LANDING ROLL OUT ON RUNWAY 16 AT SELDOVIA AIRPORT THE PILOT APPLIED BRAKES RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT YAWING TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT RELEASED THE BRAKES RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT ALIGNING WITH THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT APPLIED BRAKES AGAIN ATTEMPTING TO STOP IT, THE AIRCRAFT TURNED LEFT TO COME TO REST OFF THE LEFT END OF THE RUNWAY OVER A SIX FOOT SHALLOW EMBANKMENT RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING. THE RIGHT BRAKE LINE FAILED DUE TO CHAFING AGAINST LANDING GEAR FAILING.

## 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 ANC03LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA069), Jul 4, 2003: Cessna 172 (N63541), Seldovia, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of company maintenance personnel to properly maintain the airplane's brake system, which resulted in a loss of the right brake during landing roll due to a chafed brake line.

## Other reports on N63541 (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20160420008349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160420008349A), Apr 20, 2016: Cessna 172P (N63541), Chugiak, AK, Destroyed, 4 fatal. The aircraft departed birchwood airport at approximately 0845 Alaska daylight time. The flight was being conducted for aerial photography and had four people…
- [Incident 20100803055509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100803055509I), Aug 3, 2010: Cessna 172P (N63541), Kenai, AK, No damage. Student pilot flew into IMC conditions, contacted ATC, received radar assistance back into VMC conditions and landed safely.
- [Accident 19910207002979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910207002979A), Feb 7, 1991: Cessna 172P (N63541), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Lost control on a touch and go. Veered off runway into a snowbank and nosed over.

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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