- Date
- July 28, 1986, 18:50 local (Jul 29, 1986, 01:50 UTC)
- Place
- East Sound, WA
- Injuries
- 3 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N71131Cessna 182
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860728075299A
- Case key
- 40456
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During landing roll at about 25 mph the pilot applied both brakes. A short time thereafter the right brake pedal went to the floor. Despite the pilot's application of hard left brake and rudder, the acft veered to the left into a drainage ditch. The nose gear was sheered off during the accident. The right brake was found to be completely worn and the left brake showed about 15% - 20% wear.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N71131
- Reported as
- Cessna 182
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18259506
- Airframe hours
- 2,333
- Engine
- Continental O-470-R, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Practical Flyers, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 16, 1986
- Departed
- BFI · Seattle, WA
- Destination
- S17 · East Sound, WA
- Airport
- S17 · Orcas Island, runway 34, 2,900 × 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
- 62
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,379 total · 79 in this make and model · 1,824 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 5 knots, gusting 10
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N71131 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.