- Date
- May 16, 1982, 16:15 local (21:15 UTC)
- Place
- Houston, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N734NRCessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 16, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820516016029A
- Case key
- 71093
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
On landing roll the aircraft began to swerve to the right. The pilot attempted to correct by applying power, left rudderand brake and the aircraft began to swerve to the left. The aircraft departed the runway, across a taxiway and into a row of parked aircraft. Investigation revealed the left brake pad was missing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N734NR
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17268988
- Airframe hours
- 2,572
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Norris Aviation, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Norris Aviation, Inc.
- Departed
- T86 · Houston, TX
- Destination
- T86 · Houston, TX
- Airport
- T86 · Lakeside, runway 15, 4,000 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 85 total · 22 in this make and model · 46 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Temperature
- 176 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.