SOUTH OXFORD, MS, USA
N731RF
Cessna A188B
The pilot stated that during landing the left brake locked up causing the airplane to pull to the left. The pilot further stated that while compensating with the right brake, the left brake pulled harder to the left and eventually the right brake locked up causing the airplane to flip up side down. An aircraft mechanic who examined the accident airplane stated that he found no mechanical malfunction with the brakes.
On September 23, 1999, about 1157 central daylight time, a Cessna A188B, N731RF, registered to and operated by Woodson Flying Service as a 14 CFR Part 137 agricultural flight, crashed on landing at a private field in South Oxford, Mississippi. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged, but there were no injuries to the commercial-rated pilot. The flight originated the same day, about 1050. The pilot stated that during landing the left brake locked up causing the aircraft to pull to the left. The pilot further stated that while compensating with the right brake, the left brake pulled harder to the left and eventually the right brake locked up causing the aircraft to flip up side down. An aircraft mechanic who examined the accident aircraft on behalf of the FAA, stated to the NTSB that he found no mechanical malfunction with the brakes.
the pilot's improper use of the brakes during the landing rollout.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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