- Date
- June 14, 1984, 14:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Mahaffey, PA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9178LBellanca 8KCAB
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840614024279A
- Case key
- 35684
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft veered off the prepared landing area in tall weeds and rocks where it nosed over. The plt had changed from a gravel rwy to the dirt one because of downdrafts. The 1st landing on the dirt rwy was made on the wheels and when the tail lowered the plt applied the brakes. The acft veered to the left about 20 degrees and the plt tried to correct with right rudder to no avail. At the rwys edge full right brake was applied. The acft continued into the grass and rocks. Upon inspection it was discovered that the left brake was stuck in the on position. When the b nut on the brake line at the left wheel cylinder was loosened the brake released.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9178L
- Reported as
- Bellanca 8KCAB
- Category
- Airplane
- Airframe hours
- 1,205
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Larry R. Rutt
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Aerobatic
- Departed
- MDT · Middletown, PA
- Destination
- PN56 · Miller, PA
- Airport
- PN56 · Miller, runway 1, 2,500 × 60 ft, dirt
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
- 42
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 7,100 total · 65 in this make and model · 65 as pilot in command · 40 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 15 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Temperature
- 79 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N9178L · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.