- Date
- June 21, 1973
- Place
- St Petersburg, FL · ST PETERSBURG, FL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5347DCessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report August 29, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730621019979A
- Case key
- 190060
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2037 73/6/21 ST PETERSBURG,FLA CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 1054 TIME - 1720 N5347D PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ST PETERSBURG DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ELFERS,FLA ST PETERSBURG,FLA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- L BRAKE WHEEL CYL LEAKING BRAKE CLIP HOLDING BRAKE PUCK TO WHEEL MISSING.STRUCK A SIGN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5347D
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- St Petersburg
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5347D · 1
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