Cessna 182C N449SA

Summary

On 11 October 1988 at about 00:30 local time, a Cessna 182C registered N449SA, operated by Seagull Air Service Inc., was involved in an accident near Akiachak, Alaska, United States. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

11 October 1988 at 00:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Akiachak, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Akiachak (Z13)

Coordinates

60.9007, -161.4210

Aircraft

Cessna 182C

Registration

N449SA

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Seagull Air Service Inc.

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Napakiak → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC89LA018

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE AIR TAXI PILOT LANDED LONG AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE IT RAN OFF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST IN A DITCH. A 30-40 KT GUSTY CROSSWIND AND TURBULENCE EXISTED AT THE TIME. THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE LANDING ROLL, HE DISCOVERED THAT THE LEFT BRAKE WAS INOPERATIVE AND SUBSEQUENT EXAMINATION FOUND THE COTTER PIN MISSING FROM THE LEFT RUDDER/BRAKE PEDAL. THIS HAD ALLOWED THE PEDAL RETAINING SHAFT TO PARTIALLY BACK OUT, AND THE ASSEMBLY TO BECOME DISCONNECTED. THE MISSING COTTER PIN WAS NOT FOUND. THE PIC WAS BEING PAID A PERCENTAGE OF THE GROSS INCOME EARNED BY THE AIRCRAFT HE FLEW. IF THE TRIP WAS NOT COMPLETED, HE DID NOT GET PAID.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.