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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 180 · Gold King Creek, AK · June 22, 2018

Date: June 22, 2018 · 17:30 local
Place: Gold King Creek, AK
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3125D
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC18LA048
Reported as: Cessna 180
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 180 total132 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

N3125DRegistered now · Cessna 180S/N 31923 · Built 1955 Airframe modelCessna 180 Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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privacy data omitted Landed on a 1000 foot dirt runway about 5 miles sw of Gold King Creek Alaska with 1 passenger on board. He said everything was going perfect and landed the aircraft safely with plenty of space for rollout. He began applying the brakes. Both brakes were working normal at first. Near the end of the rollout the left brake was no longer working. With the left brake not operating the aircraft began turning to the right off the dirt runway surface. The left tire impacted a mound causing a sudden stop which flipped the aircraft up on the left side. The left wing and left horizontal stabilizer impacted the ground. Both the left wing and horizontal stabilizer sustained substantial damage. No injuries to either occupant.

As the FAA filed it

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED ON A 1000 FOOT DIRT RUNWAY ABOUT 5 MILES SW OF GOLD KING CREEK ALASKA WITH 1 PASSENGER ON BOARD. HE SAID EVERYTHING WAS GOING PERFECT AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT SAFELY WITH PLENTY OF SPACE FOR ROLLOUT. HE BEGAN APPLYING THE BRAKES. BOTH BRAKES WERE WORKING NORMAL AT FIRST. NEAR THE END OF THE ROLLOUT THE LEFT BRAKE WAS NO LONGER WORKING. WITH THE LEFT BRAKE NOT OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TURNING TO THE RIGHT OFF THE DIRT RUNWAY SURFACE. THE LEFT TIRE IMPACTED A MOUND CAUSING A SUDDEN STOP WHICH FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT UP ON THE LEFT SIDE. THE LEFT WING AND LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER IMPACTED THE GROUND. BOTH THE LEFT WING AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NO INJURIES TO EITHER OCCUPANT.

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 ANC18LA048Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFairbanks, AKThe failure of the brake line tube due to an improper flare.Jun 23, 2018 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N3125D · 2

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

Accident 20140327005229ATaxi · Fairbanks, AKAn onsite inspection of N3125D and the accident site was performed. The runway orientation is east/west. The pilot taxied to the east and turned around. The CE-180 was on straight skis. The pilot stated that he was taxing to the west and started to drift to…Mar 27, 2014 · Substantial damage Accident 19770409007199ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Fairbanks, AKApr 9, 1977 · Substantial damage