# NTSB CEN22LA396: Javron Experimental PA18 Replica, N954SC, Osceola, IA, August 27, 2022 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: August 26, 2022, 19:30 local (Aug 27, 2022, 00:30 UTC) - Place: Osceola, IA - Coordinates: 41.0522, -93.689139 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0522&lon=-93.6891&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 105811 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN22LA396 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/105811/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105811 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA396 ## Probable cause The stuck right brake at landing which resulted in a loss of control. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Landing gear system: brake](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023242): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Malfunction (probable cause); cases with it: [Bair James R PA-18 REPLICA, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023242/cases.md?model=056392W), [All aircraft, 297 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023242/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Attain/maintain not possible (probable cause); cases with it: [Bair James R PA-18 REPLICA, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=056392W), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/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: Sys/Comp malf/fail (non-power)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330) (defining event); cases with it: [Bair James R PA-18 REPLICA, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330/sequence.md?model=056392W), [All aircraft, 994 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/330/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Attempted remediation/recovery](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060); cases with it: [Bair James R PA-18 REPLICA, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md?model=056392W), [All aircraft, 1,422 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096); cases with it: [Bair James R PA-18 REPLICA, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=056392W), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot had replaced the brakes pads and repacked the bearing on both main landing gear earlier in the day. He reported that the hydraulic system was not disturbed during this maintenance. The taxi to takeoff was uneventful. When the airplane took off from airport, the pilot noted that the right wheel was “sticking.” He pressed the brake and could not determine if the brake was operating correctly. He entered the traffic pattern and returned to land. Upon touchdown the right wheel brake was stuck, and the airplane immediately veered to the right. The pilot applied left rudder and brake to try to regain control of the airplane but was unsuccessful. The airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted which resulted in substantial damage to both wings, the fuselage, and the rudder. Postaccident examination of the airplane found that the right brake would not release until the bleed valve screw was loosened. Testing of the brakes system after the valve was released did not duplicate the stuck brake. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N954SC](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N954SC), registered now, S/N JA1711116, built 2021 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Javron Experimental PA18 Replica - Registry model: [Bair James R PA-18 REPLICA](https://openairdocs.org/model/bair-james-r-pa-18-replica) (registry code 056392W) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming O-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (registry code 41575, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: JA1711116 - Year built: 2021 - Engines: LYCOMING O-360 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Bair James R - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, June 30, 2022, 145 hours before - Airport: I75, Osceola Municipal, runway 18, 2,000 × 80 ft, grass/turf - Equipment: ADS-B ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 58; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: basicmed, with waivers/limitations; seat: rear; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 1,986 total, 438 in this make and model, 1,986 as pilot in command, 95 in the last 90 days, 31 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 7 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 66 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: KI75 - METAR: METAR KI75 270035Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR 27/19 A3000 RMK AO2 T02650188= ## 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 20220826015579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220826015579A), Aug 26, 2022: Bair James R PA-18 REPLICA, Osceola, IA, Substantial damage. The pilot stated that he had replaced the brakes and repacked the main landing gear bearings with grease. He then took the aircraft out for a personal flight.… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 26, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105811. 2.7 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 2.2 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14583539&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=NTSB%206120_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 2 photos, 584 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14584002&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photos%202%20CEN22LA396-Rel.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. 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