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| Date: | Friday 16 January 2015 |
| Time: | 13:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172L Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Weinzierl Richard J |
| Registration: | N7079Q |
| MSN: | 17260379 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1972 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5040 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | New Castle Municipal Airport (KUCP), New Castle, PA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | New Castle, PA (UCP) |
| New Castle, PA (UCP) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, he landed the airplane on the centerline of the runway and the airplane began to veer to the left. He applied right rudder pressure; however, the airplane continued to the left. It traveled off the left side of the runway and came to rest inverted in a ditch, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage and right wing. The pilot indicated that the left brake "locked up" during the accident sequence. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that there were no malfunctions or anomalies with the brake system that would have precluded normal operation prior to the accident.
Probable Cause: Pilot's inadequate control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=7079Q
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Jan-2015 02:49 | Geno | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
| 01-Dec-2017 11:48 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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