N7079Q – CESSNA 172L – 2015-01-16 NTSB Accident Report

On January 16, 2015, a Cessna 172L (N7079Q) was involved in an incident near New Castle, PA. All 2 people aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.

The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: Pilot's inadequate control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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.

This incident is documented in NTSB report ERA15CA106. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N7079Q.