# NTSB CEN13LA459: Cessna 180H, N28RR, Greencastle, IN, July 25, 2013 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 25, 2013, 11:00 local (15:00 UTC) - Place: Greencastle, IN - Coordinates: 39.633609, -86.813613 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6336&lon=-86.8136&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Abrupt maneuver](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/270) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report January 30, 2014 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 87674 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN13LA459 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/87674/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=87674 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA459 ## Probable cause The pilot's excessive application of the right brake during the landing, which resulted in a runway excursion. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Action: incorrect action performance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 180H, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md?model=2072618), [All aircraft, 1,386 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md) - [Experience/qualifications: recent experience](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02031035): Personnel issues › Experience/knowledge · Pilot; cases with it: [Cessna 180H, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02031035/cases.md?model=2072618), [All aircraft, 76 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02031035/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Abrupt maneuver](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/270) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 180H, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/270/sequence.md?model=2072618), [All aircraft, 346 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/270/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna 180H, 16 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2072618), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis When the pilot applied the airplane's wheel brakes during the landing roll on an asphalt runway, he heard a "metal clanging noise." The airplane veered off the right side of the runway and tipped over on the left wing. This landing was the pilot's first landing on an asphalt surface since the brakes had been serviced and the right brake pads replaced. Most of the pilot's previous landings had been performed on grass strips. During a postaccident examination, the right brake assembly was disassembled and no preaccident malfunctions were found with the brake, its associated brake lines, or the master cylinder. ## Factual narrative On July 25, 2013, about 1100 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 180H airplane, N28RR, impacted the ground after landing at the Putnam County Airport (4I7), Greencastle, Indiana. The pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing spar and the left horizontal stabilizer spar. The airplane was registered to and operated by Quinet Life and Casualty Corporation under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight which operated without a flight plan. The flight originated from Sheridan Airport (5I4), Sheridan, Indiana, at 1030 and was destined for 4I7. According to the pilot, he stated that when the airplane touched down on the runway and the brakes were applied, he heard a "metal clanging noise"; the airplane immediately made a hard right turn, exited the runway, and tipped over on the left wing. According to the responding Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, this was the pilot's first landing on an asphalt surface since the brakes had been serviced and that his previous landings had all been on grass strips. The right wheel brake pads were replaced on May 10, 2013. According to the airport manager who was a witness to the landing, the pilot made a normal landing on the runway. He looked away for a minute and then heard a crash. He spoke with the pilot after the accident; the pilot stated that the right brake "chattered" and made a sharp right turn. A postaccident examination was conducted by the FAA inspector. The right brake assembly was disassembled and no preaccident malfunctions or anomalies were found with the brake, its associated brake lines, or the master cylinder. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N28RR](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28RR-2017-01-12), registration cancelled 2017-01-12, S/N 18052241, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H - Registry model: [Cessna 180H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (registry code 2072618) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18052241 - Airframe hours: 1933 - Engines: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES 230 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Quinet Life & Casualty Corp - Registered owner: Quinet Life & Casualty Corp - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, April 1, 2013, 15 hours before - Departed: 5I4, Sheridan, IN - Destination: 4I7, Greencastle, IN - Airport: 4I7, Putnam County Airport, runway 18, 4,987 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 69; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; seat: left; flight hours: 702 total, 363 in this make and model, 702 as pilot in command, 10 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 10° at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 72 °F, dew point 55 °F - Altimeter: 30.10 inHg - Observed at: KHUF, 25 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20130725014609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130725014609A), Jul 25, 2013: Cessna 180H, Greencastle, IN, Substantial damage. Aircraft landed on runway 18 at (4I7) Greencastle Indiana. During the landing rollout, and approximately midway down the runway, the aircraft veered sharply to… ## Other investigations on N28RR (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 GAA15CA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA231), Aug 16, 2015: Cessna 180H (N28RR), Ione, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with terrain. ## Docket (5 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 4, 2013, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=87674. 1.6 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 670 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40398604&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Correspondence with FAA (item 2, .PDF, 237 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40398605&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Correspondence%20with%20FAA-Redacted.PDF - Report from FAA (item 3, .PDF, 241 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40398606&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Report%20from%20FAA-Redacted.PDF - Maintenance Records - Brakes (item 4, .PDF, 176 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40398607&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Maintenance%20Records%20-%20Brakes-Redacted.PDF - Witness Statement - Airport Manager (item 5, .PDF, 233 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40398926&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Witness%20Statement%20-%20Airport%20Manager-Redacted.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.