Cessna 140 N73017

Summary

On 10 May 2009 at about 19:35 local time, a Cessna 140 registered N73017 was involved in an accident near Mesquite, Nevada, 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.

Date

10 May 2009 at 19:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Mesquite, Nevada, United States

Nearest airport

Mesquite (67L)

Coordinates

36.8331, -114.0558

Aircraft

Cessna 140

Registration

N73017

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Mesquite → Mesquite

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR09LA236

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's loss of directional control during landing resulting from binding of the left wheel's brake actuating system for an undetermined reason.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he made a normal landing on the runway. During rollout, he felt a vibration coming from the landing gear. When he exited the runway, the airplane turned abruptly to the left, as if the left brake had locked up. The uncommanded sharp left turn resulted in the airplane exiting the pavement and impacting a cement culvert. The examination of the runway revealed witness marks consistent with a locked left wheel brake. An examination of the airplane's left wheel assembly revealed that the tire rotated freely. No external evidence of brake failure was found. The reason for the intermittent anomaly associated with the brake assembly or cylinder was not determined.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.