SDR 98ZZZX1317

Service difficulty report · Brakes · Cessna 170B

Difficulty date
March 1, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N4522C
Make and model
Cessna 170B
Aircraft serial
25466
Part
Brakes
Condition
Locked
Location
Mlg
Component
Gerdes
Stage of operation
LD
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER ON LANDING CAUSED BY BOTH BRAKES BEING LOCKED ON TOUCHDOWN. PRIOR TO LANDING (SHORT FINAL) THE PILOT HAD TO USE FULL RUDDER DEFLECTION. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. THE BRAKES WERE FOUND LOCKED, WHEN FULL RUDDER TRAVEL USED, THE LOCKPLATE CONTACTS THE FIREWALL AND LOCKS THE BRAKES. SUBMITTER STATED THIS IS A KNOWN CONDITION, BUT NO AD HAS BEEN ISSUED.

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