Cessna 180 N1585C

Summary

On 20 August 2017 at about 21:00 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N1585C was involved in an accident near Newport, New Hampshire, 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

20 August 2017 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Newport, New Hampshire, United States

Nearest airport

Parin Field Airport (2B3)

Coordinates

43.3833, -72.1850

Aircraft

Cessna 180

Registration

N1585C

Category

Airplane

Year built

1953

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Newport → Rutland

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA17LA290

Nobody was injured.

A leak in the right brake slave cylinder, which led to no fluid in the reservoir and subsequent asymmetric braking.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The commercial pilot was initiating a personal flight and noted no discrepancies with the brakes during the preflight inspection, the engine run-up, or the initial portion of taxiing aside from the left brake pedal not lining up exactly with the right brake pedal, which had been that way for a while. When the pilot attempted to slow the airplane during the taxi, the right brake pedal travelled to the floor, which resulted in asymmetric braking. In an effort to avoid trees, the pilot intentionally ground looped the airplane and added power, which exacerbated the turn and resulted in the right wing impacting the ground. Postaccident examination of the right brake revealed no fluid in the reservoir and a leak at the slave cylinder, which likely resulted in the asymmetric braking and ground loop.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.