Columbia LC41-550FG N2546B
3 August 2018 · Dallas, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 3 August 2018 at about 13:15 local time, a Columbia LC41-550FG registered N2546B, operated by Reitz Offshore Logistics, LLC, was involved in an accident near Dallas, Texas, 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 13:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Dallas, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Dallas-Fort Worth Intl (DFW)
- Coordinates
- 32.8972, -97.0378
- Aircraft
- Columbia LC41-550FG
- Registration
- N2546B
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2006
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Reitz Offshore Logistics, LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Oklahoma City → Dallas
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN18LA315
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inability to maintain directional control during taxi due to excessively worn brake pads and a deflated right main tire.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The private pilot was taxiing to the ramp after an uneventful landing when the airplane did not respond to his application of brakes. The airplane subsequently departed the taxiway and entered a grass median, where the right wing impacted a lighted taxiway sign. The airplane was not equipped with nosewheel steering and relied on differential brake input to steer the airplane while on the ground. A postaccident examination noted that the brake pads for both main landing gear were worn excessively, which allowed brake fluid to leak past their respective O-ring seals when the brake pedals were depressed. Additionally, the right main tire was deflated and exhibited rotational scoring where the wheel rim had contacted the tire. It is likely that the right main tire deflated during taxi and the pilot was unable to adequately maintain directional control due to the excessively worn brake pads.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Columbia LC41 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Sep 2018 | Columbia LC41 | Woburn, Massachusetts, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 27 Jun 2018 | Columbia LC41 | Chelan, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 2018 | Columbia LC41-550FG | Vallecillos, Mexico | - | Unknown | - |
| 27 Nov 2017 | Columbia LC41 550FG | Oro Valley, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jan 2017 | Columbia LC41 550FG | Gurdon, Arkansas, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 Jul 2017 | Columbia LC41 | Eagle Grove, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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