Cessna 172 N7081Q
23 November 2018 · North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 November 2018 at about 16:05 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N7081Q, operated by Carolina Aviation Of Aiken LLC, was involved in an accident near North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 16:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Grand Strand Airport (CRE)
- Coordinates
- 33.8117, -78.7239
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N7081Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1972
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Carolina Aviation Of Aiken LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Aiken → North Myrtle Beach
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA19LA055
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The failure of the right brake while taxiing after landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control and collision with a parked airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was taxiing after landing when he felt a wind gust push the tail to the right and he could not correct with full right rudder. He then applied right brake, but the right brake failed. He applied both brakes to stop, but the left turn became exaggerated, and he pulled the mixture control to stop the engine. The airplane subsequently impacted another airplane parked on the ramp. Postaccident examination of the right brake by the operator revealed damage to an O-ring or packing that allowed brake fluid to leak past the piston, rendering the right brake inoperative. The brake linings of both brakes were replaced about 389 flight hours before the accident.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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