- Date
- September 3, 1984, 13:32 local (17:32 UTC)
- Place
- Orlando, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3639XRockwell 100-180
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840903045319A
- Case key
- 31188
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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.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Landing gear,normal brake system - undeterminedFactor
Ground loop/swerve
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - ditchFactor
Nose down
Analysis
Student plt stated that during landing roll, left brake failed and acft swerved into a ditch. Brakes had functioned satisfactorally during pre-takeoff taxi and run up. Investigation showed brake reservoir 1/2 full and left brake inoperative for undetermined reason.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3639X
- Reported as
- Rockwell 100-180
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 5099
- Airframe hours
- 1,443
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-A2F, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Letitia M. Penrod
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 1, 1983 · 63 hours before
- Airport
- X30 · Orlando West, runway 36, 2,430 × 50 ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 54
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 42 total · 9 in this make and model · 8 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 100° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ORL, 13 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.