Wilderoder GREAT LAKES 2TIA N47149

Summary

On 31 July 1999 at about 12:50 local time, a Wilderoder GREAT LAKES 2TIA registered N47149, operated by Dean J. Legidakes, was involved in an accident near Pensacola, Florida, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

31 July 1999 at 12:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Pensacola, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Coastal Airport (83J)

Coordinates

30.5000, -87.3709

Aircraft

Wilderoder GREAT LAKES 2TIA

Registration

N47149

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Dean J. Legidakes

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA99LA210

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to check the brake hydraulic fluid reservoir prior to flight resulting in a low fluid level going undetected and failure of the brakes during landing rollout, which resulted in the aircraft overrunning the runway, colliding with a fence, and nosing over.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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During landing rollout the brakes did not work. The aircraft overran the runway, collided with a fence, and nosed over. Postcrash examination of the brake system showed the hydraulic fluid reservoir was empty and there was no evidence of postcrash leakage of fluid from the reservoir.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.