BELLANCA 17-31ATC near Bakersfield, CA — 2009-03-06

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing.

NTSB narrative

The initial touchdown and landing roll were uneventful, and the pilot applied light pressure on the brakes. He felt the initial deceleration, and then thought that the left brake appeared to operate unevenly with the right brake. At the same instant, the right wing rose off the ground, and the right brake was thus ineffective. The airplane swerved hard to the left. The pilot applied right rudder and right brake as the right wing settled back to the ground; however, the airplane departed the runway surface. The left wing collided with a taxiway sign and sustained substantial damage.

NTSB coding

• Loss of control on ground · Landing-landing roll

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