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SEA86LA183

1986-07-28 · EAST SOUND, Washington, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport S17

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DURING LANDING ROLL AT ABOUT 25 MPH THE PILOT APPLIED BOTH BRAKES. A SHORT TIME THEREAFTER THE RIGHT BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. DESPITE THE PILOT'S APPLICATION OF HARD LEFT BRAKE AND RUDDER, THE ACFT VEERED TO THE LEFT INTO A DRAINAGE DITCH. THE NOSE GEAR WAS SHEERED OFF DURING THE ACCIDENT. THE RIGHT BRAKE WAS FOUND TO BE COMPLETELY WORN AND THE LEFT BRAKE SHOWED ABOUT 15% - 20% WEAR. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1986_SEA86LA183.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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