- Date
- October 11, 1977
- Place
- Ruston, LA · RUSTON, LA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N38940Cessna 182A
- Status
- Completed · report November 15, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 145409
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3207 77/10/11 RUSTON,LA CESSNA 182A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 21, 285 TIME - 1830 N38940 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 211 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RUSTON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RUSTON,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER CLEARANCE-TOLERANCE REMARKS- L BRAKE OUTBOARD PAD MISSING,R BRAKE HAD 3/8IN CLEARANCE BETWEEN PADS & DISKS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N38940
- Reported as
- Cessna 182A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ruston