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NTSB CAROL · Event

Event NYC83LA165

1983-07-03 FACTORYVILLE, Pennsylvania, United States Airport · 9N3 None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON A FULL STOP LANDING, THE STUDENT PLT WAS INSTUCTED TO APPLY BRAKES. WHEN HE FAILED TO RESPOND, THE INSTRUCTOR (CFI) APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP THE ACFT. AS THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED, THE ACFT VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE CFI CORRECTED WITH FULL RIGHT RUDDER & BRAKE, AND AT THE SAME TIME, HE INSTRUCTED THE STUDENT TO GET OFF THE CONTROLS. HOWEVER, THE ACFT WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY & CAME TO REST IN A DRAINAGE DITCH. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WERE FOUND WHEN THE BRAKES WERE INSPECTED. THE CFI NOTED THAT THIS ACFT HAD DIFFERENT BRAKING CHARACTISTICS THAN OLDER MODEL CESSNAS. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_NYC83LA165.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.