ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 359337
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Date: | Thursday 16 February 1995 |
Time: | 12:00 LT |
Type: | Cessna 172M |
Owner/operator: | Pdz Aviation, Inc. |
Registration: | N9512H |
MSN: | 17266190 |
Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-E2D |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Corona, CA -
United States of America
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Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | (L66) |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE PILOT SAID THE AIRCRAFT WAS SLOW TO ACCELERATE AND HE DECIDED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. HE REDUCED POWER AND RETRACTED THE FLAPS AND APPLIED BRAKES. HE STATED THE RIGHT BRAKE LOCKED AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY INTO SOFT GRASS. THE NOSE GEAR CAUGHT IN THE GRASS AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED. THE WINDS WERE DOWN THE RUNWAY AT 10 KNOTS. AN FAA INSPECTOR EXAMINED THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND THE AIRSPEED INDICATOR AND FOUND NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH EITHER SYSTEM.
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to maintain runway alignment after aborting a takeoff and improper use of the brakes during the abort.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | LAX95LA110 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 7 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB LAX95LA110
Revision history:
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