Pilot Debrief

CESSNA 152 near Chester, CT — 2016-03-01

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Date
2016-03-01
Location
Chester, CT, USA
Airport
SNC
Aircraft
CESSNA 152
Registration
N94569
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0
Phase of flight
Landing

Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.

NTSB narrative

The private pilot completed a prerental checkout in the airplane and then departed for a local flight. Upon return to the airport, the pilot landed the airplane beyond the midpoint of the 2,722-ft-long runway, and the airplane then veered off the right side of the runway and impacted a fence. The pilot reported no anomalies with the brakes to the operator during his prerental checkout in the airplane. However, after the accident, he reported that one of the brakes felt "spongy" during the landing attempt. Postaccident examination of the brakes revealed no evidence of any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

Analysis

Primary failure mode
Human factors
First missed decision gate
Pilot could have reported brake issues before landing.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

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Docket documents5

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