# Incident 19940318013259I: Cessna 421B, Hutchinson, KS, March 18, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1994, 18:00 local time
- Place: Hutchinson, KS
- Airport: Hutchinson Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0662° N, 97.8605° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HUTCHINSON RGNL (HUT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0662&lon=-97.8605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N42BG (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 680 total, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940318013259I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIING TO RUNWAY 17 AT HUTCHINSON AIRPORT. THE PILOT MADE A RIGHT TURN ONTO A TAXIWAY. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO STRAIGHTEN OUT, THE LEFT BRAKE FAILED. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT THE TAXIWAY. THE CO-PILOT PULLED THE MIXTURES BEFORE LEAVING THE TAXIWAY. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TAXIWAY SIGN AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, ALLOWING THE LEFT PROP TO STRIKE THE GROUND. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CAUSE OF THE BRAKE FAILURE REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION.. (THIS IS A CORRECTED COPY).

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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