What happened
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(.19) On February 10, 1999, at about 1115 eastern standard time, N87464, a Cessna 310R, operated by primac courier inc., was substantially damaged after departing the taxiway while taxiing at the Sullivan County International Airport, Monticello, new york. The certificated airline transport pilot and the commercial rated second pilot were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and an instrument flight rules flight plan was filed. The training flight, which originated from teterboro airport, teterboro, new jersey, was conducted under 14 CFR part 91. The pilot stated that the airplane was being taxied back to the runway for departure with the second pilot, who was in the left seat, at the controls. As the second pilot began to turn to the runway hold short line, he commented that there were no brakes. The pilot then took the controls and tried to depress his brakes with no result. The airplane continued to roll, veering to the right into a grass ditch, about 20 feet from the taxiway. The airplane came to rest straddling the ditch while being supported by the nose and tail. Inspection revealed damaged to the nose gear, the forward nose section of the fuselage and the right wing tip. The pilots reported testing the brakes prior to their departure from teterboro and found no irregularities. There was a maintenance discrepancy written prior to the accident flight regarding the airplane's brakes. During the corrective action to fix the discrepancy, a faulty lock-o-seal was found and replaced. (-23)no narrative (.4) after landing, the second pilot, who was in the left seat, at the controls, made a left-hand turn onto taxiway 'charlie.' A second turn to the left was then made onto taxiway 'alfa,' a 75-foot wide, down sloping, asphalt taxiway. The brakes appeared to operate normally during all of the turns. The airplane continued to taxi, at a speed of 'about a fast walk,' to the active runway for departure. Due to the strong winds, the power was at idle and light braking was used. As the second pilot began a left 90-degree turn to the runway hold short line, he commented that there were no brakes. The pilot then took the controls and attempted to depress his brakes with no result. The airplane continued to roll, veering to the right into a grass di tch, about 20 feet from the taxiway. Examination of the brakes revealed sufficient brake pedal travel and pressure on the left side brake pedals.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON FEBRUARY 10, 1999, AT ABOUT 1115 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, N87464, A CESSNA 310R, OPERATED BY PRIMAC COURIER INC., WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AFTER DEPARTING THE TAXIWAY WHILE TAXIING AT THE SULLIVAN COUNTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, MONTICELLO, NEW YORK. THE CERTIFICATED AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT AND THE COMMERCIAL RATED SECOND PILOT WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND AN INSTRUMENT FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE TRAINING FLIGHT, WHICH ORIGINATED FROM TETERBORO AIRPORT, TETERBORO, NEW JERSEY, WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING TAXIED BACK TO THE RUNWAY FOR DEPARTURE WITH THE SECOND PILOT, WHO WAS IN THE LEFT SEAT, AT THE CONTROLS. AS THE SECOND PILOT BEGAN TO TURN TO THE RUNWAY HOLD SHORT LINE, HE COMMENTED THAT THERE WERE NO BRAKES. THE PILOT THEN TOOK THE CONTROLS AND TRIED TO DEPRESS HIS BRAKES WITH NO RESULT. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO ROLL, VEERING TO THE RIGHT INTO A GRASS DITCH, ABOUT 20 FEET FROM THE TAXIWAY. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST STRADDLING THE DITCH WHILE BEING SUPPORTED BY THE NOSE AND TAIL. INSPECTION REVEALED DAMAGED TO THE NOSE GEAR, THE FORWARD NOSE SECTION OF THE FUSELAGE AND THE RIGHT WING TIP. THE PILOTS REPORTED TESTING THE BRAKES PRIOR TO THEIR DEPARTURE FROM TETERBORO AND FOUND NO IRREGULARITIES. THERE WAS A MAINTENANCE DISCREPANCY WRITTEN PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT REGARDING THE AIRPLANE'S BRAKES. DURING THE CORRECTIVE ACTION TO FIX THE DISCREPANCY, A FAULTY LOCK-O-SEAL WAS FOUND AND REPLACED. (-23)NO NARRATIVE (.4) AFTER LANDING, THE SECOND PILOT, WHO WAS IN THE LEFT SEAT, AT THE CONTROLS, MADE A LEFT-HAND TURN ONTO TAXIWAY 'CHARLIE.' A SECOND TURN TO THE LEFT WAS THEN MADE ONTO TAXIWAY 'ALFA,' A 75-FOOT WIDE, DOWN SLOPING, ASPHALT TAXIWAY. THE BRAKES APPEARED TO OPERATE NORMALLY DURING ALL OF THE TURNS. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO TAXI, AT A SPEED OF 'ABOUT A FAST WALK,' TO THE ACTIVE RUNWAY FOR DEPARTURE. DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS, THE POWER WAS AT IDLE AND LIGHT BRAKING WAS USED. AS THE SECOND PILOT BEGAN A LEFT 90-DEGREE TURN TO THE RUNWAY HOLD SHORT LINE, HE COMMENTED THAT THERE WERE NO BRAKES. THE PILOT THEN TOOK THE CONTROLS AND ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS HIS BRAKES WITH NO RESULT. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO ROLL, VEERING TO THE RIGHT INTO A GRASS DI TCH, ABOUT 20 FEET FROM THE TAXIWAY. EXAMINATION OF THE BRAKES REVEALED SUFFICIENT BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL AND PRESSURE ON THE LEFT SIDE BRAKE PEDALS.
NTSB investigation
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