19951229046099I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 100BEECH · Pittsburgh, PA · December 29, 1995

Date: December 29, 1995 · 20:10 local
Place: Pittsburgh, PA
Airport: Allegheny County
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N777GS
Reported as: Beech 100BEECH
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,700 total900 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N777GSRegistration cancelled Sep 6, 2019 · Beech A100S/N B-241 · Built 1978 Airframe modelBeech A100 Engine modelPratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-28 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: the pilot stated; while taxiing into corporate jets' ramp, the right brake began to lose pressure. I pumped the brake and again the brake lost pressure. At this time I was using full rudder and I called to the co-pilot that I lost the brakes and needed help stopping. When he began to brake, the aircraft began to turn and slow down; but due to the proximity to the building, we were unable to avoid contact due to the icy condition of the ramp. The left wing struck the steel support to the overhang outside the lobby. Damage was located approximately 11/2 to 2 feet from the wing tip and about 4 inches deep. Submission of this report closes this incident.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT STATED; WHILE TAXIING INTO CORPORATE JETS' RAMP, THE RIGHT BRAKE BEGAN TO LOSE PRESSURE. I PUMPED THE BRAKE AND AGAIN THE BRAKE LOST PRESSURE. AT THIS TIME I WAS USING FULL RUDDER AND I CALLED TO THE CO-PILOT THAT I LOST THE BRAKES AND NEEDED HELP STOPPING. WHEN HE BEGAN TO BRAKE, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO TURN AND SLOW DOWN; BUT DUE TO THE PROXIMITY TO THE BUILDING, WE WERE UNABLE TO AVOID CONTACT DUE TO THE ICY CONDITION OF THE RAMP. THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE STEEL SUPPORT TO THE OVERHANG OUTSIDE THE LOBBY. DAMAGE WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 11/2 TO 2 FEET FROM THE WING TIP AND ABOUT 4 INCHES DEEP. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.