- Date
- October 10, 1988, 16:30 local (Oct 11, 1988, 00:30 UTC)
- Place
- Akiachak, AK
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N449SACessna 182C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 2, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19881010053299A
- Case key
- 5148
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The air taxi pilot landed long and was unable to stop the aircraft before it ran off the runway and came to rest in a ditch. A 30-40 kt gusty crosswind and turbulence existed at the time. The pilot stated that during the landing roll, he discovered that the left brake was inoperative and subsequent examination found the cotter pin missing from the left rudder/brake pedal. This had allowed the pedal retaining shaft to partially back out, and the assembly to become disconnected. The missing cotter pin was not found. The PIC was being paid a percentage of the gross income earned by the aircraft he flew. If the trip was not completed, he did not get paid.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N449SA
- Reported as
- Cessna 182C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 52854
- Engine
- Continental O-470-L, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Seagull Air Service Inc.
- Registered owner
- Seagull Air Service Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 3, 1988 · 31 hours before
- Departed
- AK86 · Napakiak, AK
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
- Airport
- Z13 · Akiachak, runway 28, 1,900 × 40 ft, gravel
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,055 total · 575 in this make and model · 900 as pilot in command · 200 in the last 90 days · 77 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 30 knots, gusting 40
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.