# Accident 19990210014879A: Cessna 310R, Monticello, NY, February 10, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: February 10, 1999, 11:15 local time - Place: Monticello, NY - Airport: Sullivan County International - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Operator: P77A - Location: 41.6495° N, 74.6806° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6495&lon=-74.6806&mi=10 - Aircraft: N87464, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87464) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 310R (registry code 2074245, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-310r) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 310R - Reported engine: CONT IO520M - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 9,633 total, 6,570 in this make and model, 58 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC99LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA057) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990210014879A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.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. ## 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 NYC99LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA057), Feb 10, 1999: Cessna 310R (N87464), Monticello, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot in command's loss of directional control. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.