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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 525 · Watertown, SD · July 10, 2018

Date
July 10, 2018 · 06:55 local
Place
Watertown, SD
Airport
Watertown Regional
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N417Q
Reported as
Cessna 525
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

On July 10, 2018 at 06:55 am (MST) a Cessna 525 registered to cp holdings inc was landing during a private flight with clear weather conditions prevailing, and an IFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft suffered minor damage, and the 2 crew members and 2 passengers on board were uninjured. The pilot holds an ATP certificate. The flight originated at kearney, NE on July 10, 2018 at 05:55 am (MST).

It appears that the brake system retained a slight pressure in the brakes, this pressure on the takeoff roll generated enough friction and heat that when the landing gear was retracted the residual heat could have "welded" the brakes locked. Upon landing the right main brake broke free, but the left remained locked, this caused the aircraft to skid to the left uncontrollably.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 10, 2018 AT 06:55 AM (MST) A CESSNA 525 REGISTERED TO CP HOLDINGS INC WAS LANDING DURING A PRIVATE FLIGHT WITH CLEAR WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILING, AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE, AND THE 2 CREW MEMBERS AND 2 PASSENGERS ON BOARD WERE UNINJURED. THE PILOT HOLDS AN ATP CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT KEARNEY, NE ON JULY 10, 2018 AT 05:55 AM (MST).

IT APPEARS THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM RETAINED A SLIGHT PRESSURE IN THE BRAKES, THIS PRESSURE ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL GENERATED ENOUGH FRICTION AND HEAT THAT WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS RETRACTED THE RESIDUAL HEAT COULD HAVE "WELDED" THE BRAKES LOCKED. UPON LANDING THE RIGHT MAIN BRAKE BROKE FREE, BUT THE LEFT REMAINED LOCKED, THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO SKID TO THE LEFT UNCONTROLLABLY.