# Incident 19991014030189I: Amrgen AA1, Midland, TX, October 14, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1999, 14:40 local time
- Place: Midland, TX
- Airport: Midland International Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9973° N, 102.0779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9973&lon=-102.0779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6192L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6192L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American AA-1 (registry code 0630610, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-aa-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMRGEN AA1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 670 total, 160 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991014030189I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) TOM GARBER A PART OWNER AND PILOT, JUMP STARTED THE AIRPLANE BECAUSE OF A WEAK BATTERY; HE SET THE PARKING BRAKES AND HELD THE TOE BRAKES DURING THE START. MR. COFFMAN THEN GOT INTO THE RIGHT SEAT WHILE THE OTHER PILOT EXITED THE LEFT SEAT.  THEN MR. COFFMAN MOVED OVER TO THE LEFT SEAT AND BUCKLED IN.  AFTER A BRIEFING FROM THE OWNER, HE RELEASED THE PARKING BRAKE; THE AIRCRAFT REQUIRED A LOT OF POWER BEFORE IT STARTED MOVING FORWARD.  AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVING AND TURNING LEFT, MR. COFFMAN TESTED THE BRAKES; THE RIGHT BRAKE WAS NOT EFFECTIVE AND THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO TURN LEFT.  THE PILOT TRIED TO STOP THE AIRPLANE BY SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINE, BUT THE PROPELLER WAS STILL TURNING WHEN IT STRUCK THE NOSE OF A PARKED FALCON 20.  THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN SITTING IN STORAGE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE THIS FLIGHT, SO THE WHEELS AND BRAKES WERE STIFF AND TENDED TO GRAB.  WHEN THE PILOT TURNED LEFT OUT OF PARKING, THE NOSE WHEEL COCKED BEYOND NINETY DEGREES AND THE EXTRA POWER USED TO BREAK AWAY FROM PARKING CARRIED THE AIRPLANE ON THROUGH THE TURN AND INTO THE PARKED FALCON 20.

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.

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