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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172S · Van Nuys, CA · August 7, 2009

Date
August 7, 2009 · 16:05 local
Place
Van Nuys, CA
Airport
Van Nuys
Phase of flight
Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N52070
Reported as
Cessna 172S
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360L2A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
410 total260 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot said that he touched down on runway 16L at approximately 40 knots near taxiway "gulf" and applied normal braking soon afterwards. He stated that the left brake "grabbed" unexpectedly - possibly locking up. As the aircraft veered left he applied extra braking on the right brake to maintain aircraft control. Both tires depressurized to flat.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT SAID THAT HE TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 16L AT APPROXIMATELY 40 KNOTS NEAR TAXIWAY "GULF" AND APPLIED NORMAL BRAKING SOON AFTERWARDS. HE STATED THAT THE LEFT BRAKE "GRABBED" UNEXPECTEDLY - POSSIBLY LOCKING UP. AS THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT HE APPLIED EXTRA BRAKING ON THE RIGHT BRAKE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL. BOTH TIRES DEPRESSURIZED TO FLAT.