# NTSB CHI08CA247: Bellanca 17-30A, N1289R, Waukegan, IL, August 9, 2008 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: August 9, 2008, 11:17 local (16:17 UTC) - Place: Waukegan, IL - Coordinates: 42.422222, -87.867774 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4222&lon=-87.8678&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 29, 2008 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 68760 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI08CA247 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/68760/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA247 ## Probable cause The pilot's inability to maintain directional control of the airplane following a failure of the right brake. ## 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 · Failure (probable cause); cases with it: [Bellanca 17-30A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023242/cases.md?model=1220433), [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; cases with it: [Bellanca 17-30A, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=1220433), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Object/animal/substance: runway/taxi/approach light](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022012): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Not specified; cases with it: [Bellanca 17-30A, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022012/cases.md?model=1220433), [All aircraft, 106 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022012/cases.md) - [Object/animal/substance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022000): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Not specified; cases with it: [Bellanca 17-30A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022000/cases.md?model=1220433), [All aircraft, 224 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022000/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: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Bellanca 17-30A, 10 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=1220433), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Bellanca 17-30A, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=1220433), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Bellanca 17-30A, 21 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=1220433), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot stated he made a normal landing, touching down on the centerline, just past the runway threshold. He stated that he applied the toe brakes to turn off onto a taxiway and discovered there was no pressure on the right brake. The pilot stated he released the brakes as the airplane began to veer off the left side of the runway. Construction was taking place on the airport taxiways and the pilot applied hard left brake to avoid hitting a construction worker and construction equipment. The airplane turned left contacting a taxiway light and an 8-inch high concrete pillar with 3-foot high pieces of steel rebar sticking up from it. The pilot stated the brakes functioned properly prior to the accident landing. Post accident inspection of the airplane revealed there was no pressure in the right brake master cylinder. The last annual inspection of the airplane was November 6, 2006. ## Factual narrative On August 9, 2008, at 1117 central daylight time, a Bellanca 17-30A, N1289R, collided with construction material following a loss of directional control while landing on runway 23 (6,000 feet by 150 feet) at the Waukegan Regional Airport (UGN), Waukegan, Illinois. The pilot was not injured and the airplane received substantial damage to the right wing. The Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions. No flight plan was filed for the cross country flight. The flight originated from Bedford, Indiana, at 1035 eastern daylight time. The pilot stated that he purchased the airplane last fall and that the purpose of the flight was to move the airplane to Alexandria, Minnesota, for an annual inspection. He reported he departed the Cherokee County Airport, Canton, Georgia, and flew to Bedford, Indiana, without any problem. He then departed Bedford and was making a planned stop at Waukegan when the accident occurred. The pilot stated he made a normal landing on runway 23, touching down on the centerline, just past the runway threshold. He stated that he applied the toe brakes to turn off on taxiway Bravo and discovered there was no pressure on the right brake. The pilot stated he released the brakes as the airplane began to veer off the left side of the runway. He stated there was construction taking place on the airport taxiways and he applied hard left brake to avoid hitting a construction worker and construction equipment. The airplane turned left and contacted a taxiway light and an 8-inch high concrete pillar with 3-foot high pieces of steel rebar sticking up from it. The pilot stated the brakes functioned properly up until the accident landing. Post accident inspection of the airplane by an inspector from the Federal Aviation Administration Flight Standards District Office in West Chicago, Illinois revealed there was no pressure in the right brake master cylinder. The last annual inspection of the airplane was November 6, 2006. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1289R](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1289R), registered now, S/N 30417, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Bellanca 17-30A - Registry model: [Bellanca 17-30A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (registry code 1220433) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 30417 - Engines: Continental IO-520 reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Jeffrey A. Szorik - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: BFR, Bedford, IN - Destination: UGN, Waukegan, IL ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 45; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; flight hours: 165 total, 15 in this make and model, 124 as pilot in command, 4 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 40° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 72 °F, dew point 55 °F - Altimeter: 30.06 inHg - Observed at: UGN ## 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 20080809843209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080809843209A), Aug 9, 2008: Blanca 1730A, Chicago/Waukeg, IL, Substantial damage. (-23) [privacy data omitted] was landing on runway 23 at Waukegan airport, Waukegan, Illinois (kugn). After touchdown he applied the brakes the left brake had… 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.