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FAA accident report · Cessna 172L · New Castle, PA · January 16, 2015

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Date
January 16, 2015 · 12:20 local
Place
New Castle, PA
Airport
New Castle Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7079Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA15CA106
Reported as
Cessna 172L
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
7,474 total3,516 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days
N7079QRegistration cancelled May 31, 2018 · Cessna 172LS/N 17260379 · Built 1972Airframe modelCessna 172LEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On 1/16/2015 at 1220EST N7079Q a Cessna 172L went off the left side of runway 23 New Castle Airport (ucp) approximately 1900 from the departure end. The aircraft continued a short distance the nose gear went into a small drainage ditch filled with ice and mud. The aircraft wheel-barreled up on it?s nose fell off on it?s right wing and continued over onto it?s back. Pilot and passenger were unhurt.

1/16/2015 Arrived on seen 1420 EST found both main gear wheels and tires with wheel fairings installed free of debris, secure to aircraft, and rotating freely by hand. Nose wheel and tire with fairing was packed with frozen mud, it would not rotate and appeared to have a slight bend to the left. Owner made arrangements to have the aircraft righted and mover into his t-hanger on airport property, will return to inspect aircraft and records 1/22/2015.

On 1/16/2015 the PICprivacy data omitted when asked what happened stated he was flying with a safety pilot in the right seat conducting his instrument proficiency flying, and on landing roll out the left brake seamed to lock up pulling the aircraft to the left, he also stated he repositioned his feet to assure he was on the brakes correctly, and that would account for the spacing in the skid marks.

On 1/22/2015 inspected aircraft, tested and inspected aircraft breaks, could not duplicate any sticking or find any major discrepancies, there was however a small layer of brake fluid found on the top side of the left wheel fairing bracket. This was a small puddle of fresh fluid ¼ inch wide by 2.5 inches long; this small wet patch had to happen after the aircraft was righted because any fluid would not have accumulate here as this area was upside down during the accident and the fluid was fresh. Additionally the small leak may have been caused during the inspection and testing of the brakes.

See inspector statements of conversations with the PIC and safety pilot.

As the FAA filed it

ON 1/16/2015 AT 1220EST N7079Q A CESSNA 172L WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 23 NEW CASTLE AIRPORT (UCP) APPROXIMATELY 1900 FROM THE DEPARTURE END. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED A SHORT DISTANCE THE NOSE GEAR WENT INTO A SMALL DRAINAGE DITCH FILLED WITH ICE AND MUD. THE AIRCRAFT WHEEL-BARRELED UP ON IT?S NOSE FELL OFF ON IT?S RIGHT WING AND CONTINUED OVER ONTO IT?S BACK. PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE UNHURT.

1/16/2015 ARRIVED ON SEEN 1420 EST FOUND BOTH MAIN GEAR WHEELS AND TIRES WITH WHEEL FAIRINGS INSTALLED FREE OF DEBRIS, SECURE TO AIRCRAFT, AND ROTATING FREELY BY HAND. NOSE WHEEL AND TIRE WITH FAIRING WAS PACKED WITH FROZEN MUD, IT WOULD NOT ROTATE AND APPEARED TO HAVE A SLIGHT BEND TO THE LEFT. OWNER MADE ARRANGEMENTS TO HAVE THE AIRCRAFT RIGHTED AND MOVER INTO HIS T-HANGER ON AIRPORT PROPERTY, WILL RETURN TO INSPECT AIRCRAFT AND RECORDS 1/22/2015.

ON 1/16/2015 THE PIC^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHEN ASKED WHAT HAPPENED STATED HE WAS FLYING WITH A SAFETY PILOT IN THE RIGHT SEAT CONDUCTING HIS INSTRUMENT PROFICIENCY FLYING, AND ON LANDING ROLL OUT THE LEFT BRAKE SEAMED TO LOCK UP PULLING THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT, HE ALSO STATED HE REPOSITIONED HIS FEET TO ASSURE HE WAS ON THE BRAKES CORRECTLY, AND THAT WOULD ACCOUNT FOR THE SPACING IN THE SKID MARKS.

ON 1/22/2015 INSPECTED AIRCRAFT, TESTED AND INSPECTED AIRCRAFT BREAKS, COULD NOT DUPLICATE ANY STICKING OR FIND ANY MAJOR DISCREPANCIES, THERE WAS HOWEVER A SMALL LAYER OF BRAKE FLUID FOUND ON THE TOP SIDE OF THE LEFT WHEEL FAIRING BRACKET. THIS WAS A SMALL PUDDLE OF FRESH FLUID ¼ INCH WIDE BY 2.5 INCHES LONG; THIS SMALL WET PATCH HAD TO HAPPEN AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS RIGHTED BECAUSE ANY FLUID WOULD NOT HAVE ACCUMULATE HERE AS THIS AREA WAS UPSIDE DOWN DURING THE ACCIDENT AND THE FLUID WAS FRESH. ADDITIONALLY THE SMALL LEAK MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED DURING THE INSPECTION AND TESTING OF THE BRAKES.

SEE INSPECTOR STATEMENTS OF CONVERSATIONS WITH THE PIC AND SAFETY PILOT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA15CA106Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportNew Castle, PAPilot's inadequate control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion.Jan 16, 2015 · Substantial damage