# Accident 20110905018739A: Cessna 170A, Anchorage, AK, September 5, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2011, 12:40 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Lake Hood Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1867° N, 149.9653° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1867&lon=-149.9653&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5406C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5406C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170A (registry code 2072304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C145 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 92 total, 75 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC11CA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110905018739A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LOST THE USE OF HIS LEFT BRAKE DURING LANDING AT LAKE HOOD STRIP. AS THE AIRPLANE SLOWED THE RUDDER BECAME INEFFECTIVE FOR STEERING AND ONLY THE RIGHT BRAKE WAS OPERATIONAL. THE AIRPLANE WENT PAST THE END OF THE RUNWAY AT A SLOW SPEED, THE WHEELS HIT A SOFT, MARSHY AREA CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO TIP OVER ON ITS BACK CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE TOP OF THE RUDDER, THE LEFT WING TIP AND BENDING BOTH PROPELLER BLADES.IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE LEFT BRAKELINE FLARE CRACKED AT THE UPPER FUSELAGE HYDRAULIC FITTING CAUSING THE HYDRAULIC FLUID TO LEAK OUT. BRAKE PRESSURE WAS THEN UNAVAILABLE.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE FULLY OPERATIONAL WHEN HE COMPLETED HIS RUN-UP CHECKS PRIOR TO TAKE-OFF. HE THEN FLEW 3.8 HOURS BEFORE LANDING BACK AT LAKE HOOD STRIP WHERE THIS EVENT OCCURED.

## 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 ANC11CA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA095), Sep 5, 2011: Cessna 170A (N5406C), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fracture of a hydraulic brake line fitting due to incorrect installation of the brake line by the pilot/owner, which resulted in a loss of brake pressure and subsequent loss of directional…

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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