# Accident 20220211001589A: Cessna 140, New Bern, NC, February 11, 2022 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: February 11, 2022, 11:07 local time - Place: New Bern, NC - Airport: Coastal Carolina Regional Airp - Damage: Minor damage - Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 35.0729° N, 77.0433° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0729&lon=-77.0433&mi=10 - Aircraft: N2509N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2509N-2023-08-08) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 140 (registry code 2071602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-140) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 140 - Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor - Pilot flight hours: 3,438 total, 123 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA132) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220211001589A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. PILOT STATED HE HAD LANDED RUNWAY 22 AS HE APPROACHED TAXIWAY FOXTROT THE AIRCRAFT HAD SLOWED TO THE POINT WHERE HE THOUGHT HE COULD EASILY EXIT THE RUNWAY FOR TAXIWAY. AS I APPROACHED TAXIWAY FOXTROT, THE AIRCRAFT HAD SLOWED TO THE POINT WHERE I THOUGHT I COULD EASILY EXIT THE RUNWAY FOR TAXIWAY FOXTROT. USING RUDDER/TAILWHEEL CONTROL, I CONTINUED TO MOVE TOWARD THE TAXIWAY. AS I ENTERED THE THE POINT WHERE THE RUNWAY INTERSECTS WITH THE TAXIWAY, I APPLIED EASY BRAKING WITH BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT BRAKES WITH INTENTIONS TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT ONCE OFF THE RUNWAY. AS SOON AND I APPLIED PRESSURE TO BOTH BRAKES (TOE BRAKES) THE LEFT BRAKE IMMEDIATELY WENT FULL TRAVEL TOWARDS FIREWALL AND THE RIGHT BRAKE OPERATED NORMALLY WITH BRAKING ACTION TO THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL. THIS SET THE AIRCRAFT UP FOR A GROUND LOOP RESULTING IN LEFT WING DOWN CONTACTING THE SOIL AT INTERSECTION OF RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY. ONCE THE GROUND LOOP STARTED, LEFT RUDDER AND TAILWHEEL HAD NO EFFECT ON CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT, AND SINCE THERE WAS NO BRAKE ON LEFT SIDE, THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO TO ARREST TAIL MOVEMENT UNTIL GROUND LOOP STOPPED. THE GROUND LOOP STOPPED WITH THE AIRCRAFT UPRIGHT AND LEVEL ON THE MAINS AND TAILWHEEL. WE THEN PUSHED IT FORWARD ON THE TAXIWAY TO GET PAST THE HOLD SHORT LINE AND WAS THEN TUGGED TO THE RAMP BY MAINTENANCE SHOP . THE AIRPORT FIRE/EMS STAFF WERE THERE WHEN WE MOVED THE AIRCRAFT. ONE OF THE FIRE/EMS STAFF CHECKED BOTH BRAKES BY HAND FROM OUTSIDE THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND THE LEFT BRAKE TO BE DEFECTIVE, RIGHT BRAKE OK. THE MAINS AND TAILWHEEL ROLLED FREELY. THERE WAS NO PROP STRIKE OR APPARENT DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT EXCEPT LEFT WINGTIP WHERE IT CONTACTING THE GROUND DURING THE GROUND LOOP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, SCRATCHES OR BRUISES, ETC. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE OVERALL. HOWEVER LEFT WING SPAR DAMAGED, WHICH CAUSED THIS TO BE AN ACCIDENT. A&P INSPECTION OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM FOUND: BAD LEFT BRAKE CYLINDER. FITTING BETWEEN THERE IS A BULKHEAD FITTING ON THE FWD FACING SIDE OF THE MASTER CYLINDER THAT HAD WORKED LOOSE, FROM I WOULD SAY THE PEDAL MOVEMENT OVER THE YEARS AS IT CAUSES THE FLEXIBLE LINE TO PULL ON THE BULKHEAD FITTING WHEN WORKING THE RUDDER PEDALS.. ## 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 ERA22LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA132), Feb 11, 2022: Cessna 140 (N2509N), New Bern, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of brake pressure on the left brake due to a failed O-ring seal. ## Other reports on N2509N (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20220928016509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220928016509A), Sep 28, 2022: Cessna 140 (N2509N), Winterville, NC, Substantial damage. Student pilot was performing landing into 1850 ft grass strip, 05N, for a 3 point landing with the instructor onboard. On landing the aircraft bounced high and… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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