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Date
August 20, 1999 · 09:30 local
Place
Muskegon, MI
Airport
Muskegon County
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3022B
Reported as
Piper PA28161
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,600 total100 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft was taxiing for take-off, near end of taxiway. Right brake rotor failed at weld resulting in full braking action only on left brake. Aircraft subsequently veered left off taxiway and struck taxiway light. Impact damage only to propeller, minor scratches found on left forward fuselage and left wing leading edge.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIING FOR TAKE-OFF, NEAR END OF TAXIWAY. RIGHT BRAKE ROTOR FAILED AT WELD RESULTING IN FULL BRAKING ACTION ONLY ON LEFT BRAKE. AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY VEERED LEFT OFF TAXIWAY AND STRUCK TAXIWAY LIGHT. IMPACT DAMAGE ONLY TO PROPELLER, MINOR SCRATCHES FOUND ON LEFT FORWARD FUSELAGE AND LEFT WING LEADING EDGE.