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FAA accident report · Bellanca 14-13-2 · Mesquite, NV · March 15, 2011

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Date
March 15, 2011 · 08:30 local
Place
Mesquite, NV
Airport
Mesquite
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N74291
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR11CA165
Reported as
Bellanca 14-13-2
Reported engine
Franklin 6A4150 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,000 total800 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days
N74291Registration cancelled Sep 24, 2013 · Bellanca 14-13-2S/N 1404 · Built 1947Airframe modelBellanca 14-13-2Engine modelFranklin 6A4150 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

He privacy data omitted was the lead aircraft of a flight of three that had originated at triangle air park, AZ (AZ50). The aircraft had been hangared and not flown for several months. Preflight revealed that the brake slave cylinder was empty. privacy data omitted Refilled it. A brake check prior to takeoff indicated both brakes were working. On approach to Mesquite the aircraft was configured with full flaps. "I immediately applied the brakes as I often do when practicing a short field landing. There were no brakes". Partridge pumped several more times without result, then the right brake activated causing the aircraft to leave the runway and the gear to collapse. This resulted in substantial damage to the wood and fabric aircraft. Conclusions/impressions/contributing factors: probable cause of the accident is pilot error, inappropriate use of the brakes. There was no need for a short field landing. Runway 01 is over 5000' long and has a significant upslope. This comes down to judgment, not competence.

As the FAA filed it

HE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS THE LEAD AIRCRAFT OF A FLIGHT OF THREE THAT HAD ORIGINATED AT TRIANGLE AIR PARK, AZ (AZ50). THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN HANGARED AND NOT FLOWN FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. PREFLIGHT REVEALED THAT THE BRAKE SLAVE CYLINDER WAS EMPTY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REFILLED IT. A BRAKE CHECK PRIOR TO TAKEOFF INDICATED BOTH BRAKES WERE WORKING. ON APPROACH TO MESQUITE THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONFIGURED WITH FULL FLAPS. "I IMMEDIATELY APPLIED THE BRAKES AS I OFTEN DO WHEN PRACTICING A SHORT FIELD LANDING. THERE WERE NO BRAKES". PARTRIDGE PUMPED SEVERAL MORE TIMES WITHOUT RESULT, THEN THE RIGHT BRAKE ACTIVATED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO LEAVE THE RUNWAY AND THE GEAR TO COLLAPSE. THIS RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WOOD AND FABRIC AIRCRAFT.CONCLUSIONS/IMPRESSIONS/CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: PROBABLE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT IS PILOT ERROR, INAPPROPRIATE USE OF THE BRAKES. THERE WAS NO NEED FOR A SHORT FIELD LANDING. RUNWAY 01 IS OVER 5000' LONG AND HAS A SIGNIFICANT UPSLOPE. THIS COMES DOWN TO JUDGMENT, NOT COMPETENCE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR11CA165Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMesquite, NVThe malfunction of the brake system which led to the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.Mar 15, 2011 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N74291 · 1

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

Incident 19800209021009IStarting Engines · Hayward, CAPilot failed to adequately secure aircraft while propping. Throttle at high RPM setting, aircraft ran into log.Feb 9, 1980 · Substantial damage