From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: student was taxiing the aircraft on "bravo" taxiway for takeoff at runway 30L. Student attempted to apply brakes to slow the aircraft for a right turn to the engine run up area for runway 30L. Student announced that there were no brakes and the aircraft began to veer off the taxiway to the left. Instructor pilot applied full right rudder right brake, the aircraft continued to veer left. Instructor realized the aircraft was going to depart the taxiway. The engines were shut down just prior to left main gear leaving the taxiway. The aircraft pivoted around the left main gear causing side load on the nose gear. Inspection of the brake and rudder steering linkage revealed no mechanical discrepancies. Incident closed with this report.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: STUDENT WAS TAXIING THE AIRCRAFT ON "BRAVO" TAXIWAY FOR TAKEOFF AT RUNWAY 30L. STUDENT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY BRAKES TO SLOW THE AIRCRAFT FOR A RIGHT TURN TO THE ENGINE RUN UP AREA FOR RUNWAY 30L. STUDENT ANNOUNCED THAT THERE WERE NO BRAKES AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VEER OFF THE TAXIWAY TO THE LEFT. INSTRUCTOR PILOT APPLIED FULL RIGHT RUDDER RIGHT BRAKE, THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO VEER LEFT. INSTRUCTOR REALIZED THE AIRCRAFT WAS GOING TO DEPART THE TAXIWAY. THE ENGINES WERE SHUT DOWN JUST PRIOR TO LEFT MAIN GEAR LEAVING THE TAXIWAY. THE AIRCRAFT PIVOTED AROUND THE LEFT MAIN GEAR CAUSING SIDE LOAD ON THE NOSE GEAR. INSPECTION OF THE BRAKE AND RUDDER STEERING LINKAGE REVEALED NO MECHANICAL DISCREPANCIES. INCIDENT CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.
Other reports on N4249C · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.