# Accident 20150116002249A: Cessna 172L, New Castle, PA, January 16, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 2015, 12:20 local time
- Place: New Castle, PA
- Airport: New Castle Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0253° N, 80.4133° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0253&lon=-80.4133&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7079Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7079Q-2018-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 7,474 total, 3,516 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15CA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150116002249A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA15CA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA106), Jan 16, 2015: Cessna 172L (N7079Q), New Castle, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Pilot's inadequate control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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