BAD AXE, MI, USA
N2472U
CESSNA 172D
AFTER TRAVELING 100-150 FT ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE RGT BRAKE SEIZED & THE ACFT VEERED SHARPLY TO THE RGT. THE ACFT DEPARTED THE RWY & WENT INTO A MUDDY AREA WHERE THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED & THE ACFT NOSED DOWN. THE PLT REPORTED THAT THERE WERE 200 FT LONG SKID MARKS ON THE RWY FROM THE RGT TIRE. HE ALSO REPORTED THAT THE PINS ON THE BRAKE PAD WERE LOOSE WHICH ALLOWED IT TO MOVE & SUBSEQUENTLY SEIZE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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