MKC82DA139

1982-08-09 · SCOTTSBLUFF, Nebraska, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport BFF

Aircraft involved

N1970A Piper PA-20 None

Factual narrative

DURING TAKEOFF, THE PILOT RAISED THE TAIL AT ABOUT 50 MPH AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT. DESPITE THE PILOT'S COUNTERMEASURES, IT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE RIGHT GEAR THEN COLLAPSED AND THE RIGHT WING AND PROPELLER WERE DAMAGED. AN INSPECTION OF THE LEFT BRAKE REVEALED THAT THE COMPENSATING PORT ON THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS PLUGGED WITH DIRT. THIS WAS BINDING THE LEFT BRAKE TO THE EXTENT THAT THE LEFT WHEEL ASSEMBLY WOULD BARELY ROTATE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_MKC82DA139.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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