- Date
- August 11, 1987, 14:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Islip, NY
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 26, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA reports
- 19870811048751A19870811048752A
- Case key
- 30718
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Analysis
After landing on an instructional flight, Cessna 172, N9425D, experienced brake failure due to a broken hydraulic fluid line. N9425D rolled into another Cessna. Both aircraft received sustantial damage.
After landing on an instructional flight, Cessna 172, N9425D, experienced brake failure due to a broken hydraulic fluid line. N9425D rolled into another Cessna. Both aircraft received substantial damage.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N9425D
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 172RG1156
- Airframe hours
- 1,247
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-F1A6, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Mid Island Air Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 1, 1986 · 5 hours before
- Departed
- ISP · Islip, NY
- Airport
- ISP · Islip, runway 33L, 5,186 × 150 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.
- Registration
- N4868N
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18267425
- Airframe hours
- 1,100
- Engine
- Continental O-470U, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Red Neck Warbler Aviation Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Airport
- ISP · Islip, runway 33L, 5,186 × 150 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 · 2
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N9425D
- Age
- 23
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 1,653 total · 57 in this make and model · 1,534 as pilot in command · 313 in the last 90 days
- Role
- Pilot, aircraft N4868N
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 140 total · 140 in this make and model · 100 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.