- Date
- August 30, 1983, 14:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place
- Ebensburg, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8399UCessna 172F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830830048679A
- Case key
- 35267
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Analysis
The plt initiated a go-around during his first landing attempt because he was too high. During the landing he landed about 300 ft down the rwy. When he applied brakes they were ineffective & insufficient rwy remained to initiate a go-around. The acft ran off the end of the rwy into high grass & collided with a ditch. The brake system was visually inspected & all system components were found to be within manufacturer's limits except for the brake discs which were heavily pitted from rust. The wheels could be rotated with full brake pressure applied.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8399U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- Continental O-300-D, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Earl Aurandt
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- JST · Johnson, PA
- Airport
- 9GB · Ebensburg, runway 24, 3,200 × 50 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 68
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 323 total · 37 in this make and model · 11 as pilot in command · 18 in the last 90 days · 11 in the last 30 days · 11 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.