Pilot Debrief

AERONCA 15AC near Talkeetna, AK — 2013-07-13

Final reportANC13LA065
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Date
2013-07-13
Location
Talkeetna, AK, USA
Airport
AK44
Aircraft
AERONCA 15AC
Registration
N1374H
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0
Phase of flight
Landing

Probable cause

The pilot’s loss of airplane control during landing for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.

NTSB narrative

During landing, the tailwheel-equipped airplane ground looped and struck trees off the left side of the runway. The pilot reported that the airplane's right brake was "ineffective" during the landing; however, the airplane was partially disassembled and placed into storage before a detailed postaccident examination of the brake assembly could be performed. Therefore, it could not be determined if a brake anomaly occurred. The pilot stated that the flight was to be the airplane's last flight before being placed in permanent storage and that the airplane had not received an annual inspection for several years. A brake inspection is a routine part of an annual inspection; therefore, it is possible that, if the airplane had received an annual inspection and a brake anomaly did exist, it could have been detected and corrected before the accident flight.

Analysis

Primary failure mode
Mechanical failure
First missed decision gate
Performing a thorough brake inspection before the flight.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

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Docket documents4

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