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FTW82DA253

1982-06-30 · LUBBOCK, Texas, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport LBB

N91CA has since been reassigned. It is now registered to a different aircraft (VAN'S AIRCRAFT RV-6A), which was not involved in this event.

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER A NORMAL APPROACH AND TOUCHDOWN, HE RETRACTED THE FLAPS AND LOWERED THE TAIL. AS HE APPLIED BRAKES, THE RIGHT BRAKE FUNCTIONED, BUT THE LEFT BRAKE HAD NO BRAKING ACTION AND THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED TO THE RIGHT. HE ADVANCED THE RIGHT THROTTLE, BUT REPORTED THAT THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND IMMEDIATELY. AS THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, THE RIGHT ENGINE POWER INCREASED AND THE PLANE BEGAN TO TURN BACK TOWARD THE RUNWAY WHEN IT WENT INTO A SHALLOW DRAINAGE DITCH WITH ABOUT 4 FT OF STANDING WATER. AFTER HITTING THE WATER, THE PLANE DECELERATED RAPIDLY AND NOSED OVER. AN INVESTIGATOR REVEALED THAT THE LEFT BRAKE WAS SPONGY AND HAD AIR IN THE RESERVOIR AND LINE. IT WAS NOT DETERMINED WHEN THE SYSTEM WAS LAST INSPECTED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_FTW82DA253.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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