Fairchild 24W-41A N28525

Summary

On 24 December 2004 at about 00:00 local time, a Fairchild 24W-41A registered N28525 was involved in an accident near Wenatchee, Washington, 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

24 December 2004 at 00:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Wenatchee, Washington, United States

Nearest airport

Pangborn Memorial (EAT)

Coordinates

47.3833, -120.2114

Aircraft

Fairchild 24W-41A

Registration

N28525

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Nampa → Wenatchee

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA05CA030

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. A frozen brake was a factor.

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

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The pilot reported that during the landing roll on runway 30, the right side brake/tire made a noise and was dragging. The aircraft began turning to the right at 90 degrees as the pilot attempted correction action. The aircraft started to "hop" across the surface as the aircraft eventually ground looped. The left main landing gear folded underneath the fuselage, the right main landing gear was bent outward, the left wing tip contacted the surface and the propeller was damaged. The pilot indicated that he believed that the brake might have frozen from ice as he did fly through precipitation while en route and the temperatures were low, about 20 degrees F. No evidence of a mechanical failure or malfunction to the brake system was found after the aircraft was moved by maintenance personnel.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.