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Cessna 177RG N52043

8 September 2001 · St. George, Utah, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 8 September 2001 at about 20:00 local time, a Cessna 177RG registered N52043 was involved in an accident near St. George, Utah, United States. 2 people were 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.

The record

Date
at 20:00
Classification
Accident
Location
St. George, Utah, United States
Nearest airport
St. George Municipal (SGU)
Coordinates
37.1800, -113.6008
Aircraft
Cessna 177RG
Registration
N52043
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
St. George → St. George
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
DEN01LA160

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

brake system failure for reasons undetermined, which resulted in a loss of control on landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

When the private pilot receiving instruction applied brakes after landing, only the right brake operated; the left brake pedal "went to the floor with no braking." The instructor took over and began pumping the brakes in an attempt to restore brake system pressure. The airplane went off the side of the runway, but he was able to return it to the runway. It went off the side of the runway again, slid on gravel, struck a rock and nosed over. Post accident examination revealed the right brake assembly was damaged, precluding a definitive assessment.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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