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| Date: | Thursday 17 August 1995 |
| Time: | 12:45 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 180 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N9797G |
| MSN: | 18052297 |
| Engine model: | Continental O-470 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Nikiski, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Seward, AK (SWD) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT WAS LANDING IN A REMOTE AREA TO GO FISHING. THE LANDING AREA WAS COVERED WITH GRAVEL, ABOUT 1,000 FEET LONG, AND ORIENTED ON A 090/270 DEGREE HEADING. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT HE LANDED TO THE WEST; AS THE AIRPLANE NEARED THE END OF THE LANDING AREA, HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND BEGAN A TURN AT TAXI SPEED. THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL APPEARED TO HIT A SOFT PORTION OF SAND, AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. ON 8/28/95, AN AIRPLANE MECHANIC REPORTED THAT THE LEFT WHEEL BRAKE CYLINDER CONTAINED CONTAMINATION THAT PREVENTED THE BRAKE FROM RELEASING, ONCE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED. AFTER BEING CLEANED, THE BRAKE CYLINDER FUNCTIONED PROPERLY.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR LANDING. SOFT TERRAIN AND CONTAMINATION IN THE LEFT BRAKE CYLINDER WERE RELATED FACTORS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC95LA153
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Mar-2024 13:17 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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