19970523017319I

Incident

FAA incident report · Cessna 182Q · Memphis, TN · May 23, 1997

Date: May 23, 1997 · 15:00 local
Place: Memphis, TN
Airport: Memphis International
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N759NJ
Reported as: Cessna 182Q
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 98 total98 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days

N759NJRegistered now · Cessna 182QS/N 18266124 · Built 1977 Airframe modelCessna 182Q Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: Memphis International Airport, C182 skylane aircraft, N759NJ, at 2040Z, on 05/23/97, the aircraft was exiting runway 18C and swerved off of the taxiway and struck an edgelight. Due to fluid leaking out of the right brake cylinder, the brake failed. The aircraft went left when the pilot applied the brakes to enter the taxiway. The aircraft was not damaged from hitting the edgelight, and there was no injury to the pilot or passenger. The brake pads and cylinder o'rings were replaced on both sides. Brake rotars were within limits, but scheduled for a change at the next annual inspection. Although the pads were replaced on the right brake at the last 100 hr. Inspection, the rough rotar and excessive use wore out the brake pad. This allowed the cylinder to over extend and pass the o'ring allowing the brake fluid to blow out.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: MEMPHIS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, C182 SKYLANE AIRCRAFT, N759NJ, AT 2040Z, ON 05/23/97, THE AIRCRAFT WAS EXITING RUNWAY 18C AND SWERVED OFF OF THE TAXIWAY AND STRUCK AN EDGELIGHT. DUE TO FLUID LEAKING OUT OF THE RIGHT BRAKE CYLINDER, THE BRAKE FAILED. THE AIRCRAFT WENT LEFT WHEN THE PILOT APPLIED THE BRAKES TO ENTER THE TAXIWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT DAMAGED FROM HITTING THE EDGELIGHT, AND THERE WAS NO INJURY TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGER. THE BRAKE PADS AND CYLINDER O'RINGS WERE REPLACED ON BOTH SIDES. BRAKE ROTARS WERE WITHIN LIMITS, BUT SCHEDULED FOR A CHANGE AT THE NEXT ANNUAL INSPECTION. ALTHOUGH THE PADS WERE REPLACED ON THE RIGHT BRAKE AT THE LAST 100 HR. INSPECTION, THE ROUGH ROTAR AND EXCESSIVE USE WORE OUT THE BRAKE PAD. THIS ALLOWED THE CYLINDER TO OVER EXTEND AND PASS THE O'RING ALLOWING THE BRAKE FLUID TO BLOW OUT.