Fleet 7 N9433

Summary

On 7 September 2013 at about 15:10 local time, a Fleet 7 registered N9433 was involved in an accident near Louisa, Virginia, 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

7 September 2013 at 15:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Louisa, Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Louisa County/Freeman Field (LKU)

Coordinates

38.0097, -77.9703

Aircraft

Fleet 7

Registration

N9433

Category

Airplane

Year built

1929

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bealton → Louisa

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA13LA418

Nobody was injured.

Maintenance personnel’s improper service, adjustment, and inspection of the brakes, which resulted in a runway excursion and subsequent noseover.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, following a normal left-crosswind landing, the airplane veered left. Further right rudder application resulted in the airplane continuing to veer left until it exited the edge of the runway and nosed over. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the brake cable was not properly adjusted and that, as a result, the application of the right rudder pedal engaged the left brake. The airplane's last annual inspection occurred about 2 months before the accident, and, during this inspection, maintenance personnel were required to check the brakes for proper adjustment. It is likely that if maintenance personnel had adequately conducted the annual inspection they could have recognized the incorrectly adjusted brakes. No other anomalies or mechanical malfunctions were found that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.