- Date
- August 4, 1983, 20:20 local (Aug 5, 1983, 00:20 UTC)
- Place
- New Lexington, OH
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N29957Waco UPF-7
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830804038649A
- Case key
- 12295
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
According to the pilot, during landing roll he applied brakes to maintain directional control. He heard a loud noise and experienced right brake failure. The acft veered left and came to rest in trees at the rnwy edge. Exam of the acft revealed the brake cable was stretched and had numerous broken strands at the woven cable splice. The brake linings were worn into the attaching rivet heads. The acft had reportedly just been thru an annual inspection less than one month earlier.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N29957
- Reported as
- Waco UPF-7
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 5454
- Airframe hours
- 6,096
- Engine
- Continental W-670, 220 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- New Lexington Wings, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 11, 1983 · 10 hours before
- Airport
- I86 · Perry Company, runway 26, 3,500 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 61
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 923 total · 811 in this make and model · 884 as pilot in command · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 260° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 25,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ZZV, 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.