Pilot Debrief

CESSNA 172L near New Castle, PA — 2015-01-16

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Date
2015-01-16
Location
New Castle, PA, USA
Airport
KUCP
Aircraft
CESSNA 172L
Registration
N7079Q
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

Pilot's inadequate control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion.

NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, he landed the airplane on the centerline of the runway and the airplane began to veer to the left. He applied right rudder pressure; however, the airplane continued to the left. It traveled off the left side of the runway and came to rest inverted in a ditch, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage and right wing. The pilot indicated that the left brake "locked up" during the accident sequence. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that there were no malfunctions or anomalies with the brake system that would have precluded normal operation prior to the accident.

NTSB coding

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Docket documents4

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