Bellanca 14-13-2 N74291
15 March 2011 · Mesquite, Nevada, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 March 2011 at about 15:00 local time, a Bellanca 14-13-2 registered N74291, operated by Frank N. Partridge, was involved in an accident near Mesquite, Nevada, 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 15:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mesquite, Nevada, United States
- Nearest airport
- Mesquite Airport (67L)
- Coordinates
- 36.8281, -114.0594
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 14-13-2
- Registration
- N74291
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Frank N. Partridge
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- White Hills → Mesquite
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR11CA165
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The malfunction of the brake system which led to the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that the airplane had not been flown in several months, and during the preflight inspection, he found that the brake fluid reservoir was empty. He filled the reservoir and noted that the braking performance was good during taxi for takeoff. At the destination airport, the pilot chose to perform a practice short field landing. He immediately applied the brakes after touchdown but there was no braking action. He then vigorously pumped the brakes in an attempt to still make a short field landing. The right brake suddenly functioned, but the left brake remained inoperative. The airplane subsequently veered off the runway to the right as there was insufficient rudder effectiveness to straighten the airplane's tracking. The left wing impacted an airport perimeter fence damaging the wing and the lift strut. Additionally, the left main landing gear collapsed under the fuselage, and the right main landing gear splayed outward. The pilot stated that he could have easily made the midfield turnoff with no brakes.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Aug 2011 | Bellanca 14-13 | Stoughton, Wisconsin, United States | Cross Richard G | Serious injuries | - |
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| 30 Aug 2012 | Bellanca 14-19-3 | Healdsburg, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jun 2009 | Bellanca 14-19 | Columbia, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 2 May 2008 | Bellanca 14-13-3A | San Marcos, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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