# Accident 20090729047999A: Cessna 180, Candle, AK, July 29, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 2009, 00:00 local time
- Place: Candle, AK
- Airport: Candle 2
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 65.9078° N, 161.9264° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.9078&lon=-161.9264&mi=10
- Aircraft: N540RT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N540RT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 28,000 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC09CA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09CA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090729047999A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED THAT THE RIGHT BRAKE FAILED AND HE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING ROLL OUT. AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED AND RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE; NO INJURIES.PTRS#AL01200902840

## 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 ANC09CA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09CA075), Jul 29, 2009: Cessna 180 (N540RT), Buckland, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper installation of the right brake cylinder, which allowed a portion of the cylinder to disengage and jam the right rudder/brake pedal, resulting in a loss of directional control during…

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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