Pilot Debrief

CONSOLIDATED AERONAUTICS INC. LAKE LA 4 near Orlando, FL — 2017-07-29

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Date
2017-07-29
Location
Orlando, FL, USA
Airport
ORL
Aircraft
CONSOLIDATED AERONAUTICS INC. LAKE LA 4
Registration
N747CB
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0
Phase of flight
Taxi

Probable cause

A loss of directional control during taxi operations for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information, which resulted in the airplane rolling into a ditch.

NTSB narrative

While the noncertificated pilot was taxiing the airplane to a hangar after a local flight, he lost directional control, and the airplane then rolled into a ditch, which resulted in substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot reported that the left brake actuator had failed. A review of the airplane's maintenance logbooks revealed that the last annual inspection was completed more than 10 years before the accident. During postaccident examination of the airplane immediately after the accident, a Federal Aviation Administration inspector could not examine the brakes because of the instability of the airplane on the jacks and because the wheels were covered in mud. The owner did not make the airplane available for further examination; therefore, the reason for the loss of directional control could not be determined.

Analysis

Primary failure mode
Loss of control
First missed decision gate
Pilot could have conducted a thorough brake inspection before taxiing.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

  • 5 docket documents
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Docket documents5

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