# Incident 19940228005279I: Cessna 421B, La Grange, GA, February 28, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 1994, 15:50 local time
- Place: La Grange, GA
- Airport: Callaway Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0403° N, 85.1205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0403&lon=-85.1205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N421HA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N421HA-1999-10-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421B (registry code 2076014, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94IA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94IA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940228005279I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

RIGHT BRAKE FAILED WHILE TAXIING. PILOT TURNED LEFT TO AVOID ANOTHER AIRCRAFT. DEPARTED TAXIWAY. PROP HIT TAXI LITE

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL94IA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94IA055), Feb 28, 1994: Cessna 421B (N421HA), Lagrange, GA, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INTENTIONAL SWERVE OFF THE TAXIWAY TO AVOID A GROUND COLLISION. A FACTOR IN THE INCIDENT WAS AN UNDETERMINED MALFUNCTION OF THE AIRPLANE'S NORMAL BRAKE SYSTEM.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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