# Accident 20080809843209A: Blanca 1730A, Chicago/Waukeg, IL, August 9, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 2008, 11:30 local time
- Place: Chicago/Waukeg, IL
- Airport: Waukegan Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4222° N, 87.8678° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4222&lon=-87.8678&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1289R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1289R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30A (registry code 1220433, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 164 total, 13 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA247) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080809843209A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 23 AT WAUKEGAN AIRPORT, WAUKEGAN, ILLINOIS (KUGN). AFTER TOUCHDOWN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES THE LEFT BRAKE HAD PRESSURE, BUT THE RIGHT BRAKE HAD NO PRESSURE. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY AND HIT TAXI-WAY CONSTRUCTION ZONE REBAR, A TAXI LIGHT, AND CONSTRUCTION TRUCK. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES. INSPECTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND THAT THE PILOT'S RIGHT PEDAL BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE AIRCRAFT'S LAST ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS DONE ON NOVEMBER 1, 2006. THEREFORE THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDERS HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED IN ONE YEAR AND NINE MONTHS.

## 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 CHI08CA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA247), Aug 9, 2008: Bellanca 17-30A (N1289R), Waukegan, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inability to maintain directional control of the airplane following a failure of the right brake.

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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