Accident · 2007-08-07
What the record says
- Event date
- 2007-08-07
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Cessna 180 (N7741A)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- Willow Creek Aviation Matched by aircraft (N-number)
Probable cause
The failure of the left brake, and the pilot's continued operation with a known defect (the left brake), which resulted in a loss of control during the landing roll, and an on ground encounter with terrain. A contributing factor to the accident was the pilot's inadvertent ground loop.
Source: NTSB case ANC07CA075Flight crew
Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.