# Accident 20150714010309A: Dafoe Gerald W TCOW SMITH CUB, Cascade, ID, July 14, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2015, 09:30 local time
- Place: Cascade, ID
- Airport: Cascade
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4917° N, 116.0000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4917&lon=-116.0000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N810GL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N810GL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dafoe Gerald W TCOW SMITH CUB (registry code 05627VD, https://openairdocs.org/model/dafoe-gerald-w-tcow-smith-cub) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DAFOE GERALD W TCOW SMITH CUB
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,015 total, 480 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA218) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150714010309A

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING ROLLOUT, THE PIC APPLIED BOTH BRAKES SIMULTANEOUSLY.  THE LEFT BRAKE GRABBED BUT THE RIGHT BRAKE DID NOT PRODUCE ANY BRAKING ACTION.  THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO GROUND LOOP TO THE LEFT.  DURING THE GROUND LOOP, THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED.

## 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 WPR15LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA218), Jul 14, 2015: Dafoe Gerald W Tcow Smith CUB (N810GL), Cascade, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: A gouge in the right brake master cylinder piston O-ring, which resulted in a loss of brake pressure and reduced effectiveness after landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to…

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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