ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 194450
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| Date: | Tuesday 28 March 2017 |
| Time: | 16:30 |
| Type: |  Wittman W-10 Tailwind |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N13XZ |
| MSN: | 975 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2015 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 46 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ckye Field Airport (MT32), Stevensville, MT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Seeley Lake, MT (23S) |
| Stevensville, MT (32S) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, after landing at an airport along his route, he observed a leak from the left master brake cylinder. He added that he “wiped up [a] considerable [amount of] brake fluid from the floorboard,” conducted a “thorough inspection” of the left brake, and then departed for another airport.
He further reported that, during the landing roll, the airplane weathervaned into the crosswind, and he applied “full rudder and [the] application of brake found no brake available.” He added that, after pumping the brakes, they began to function. The airplane veered off the runway to the right, and the left main landing gear collapsed.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s decision to take off with a known master brake cylinder leak and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control during landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=13XZ
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Mar-2017 17:49 | Geno | Added |
| 09-Apr-2017 13:27 | pena44 | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 23-Dec-2017 20:05 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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