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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 550 · Long Beach, CA · January 2, 2000

Date: January 2, 2000 · 06:40 local
Place: Long Beach, CA
Airport: Long Beach - Daugherty Field
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1GH
Reported as: Cessna 550
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 13,000 total5,000 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23)As the pilot applied brakes during a taxi brake burn in maintenance check with the anti-skid system off, the left main wheel brake locked, causing the aircraft to turn uncontrollably to the left. The aircraft rolled off the taxiway before the pilot regained control of the aircraft. As a result, the left wing tip struck a taxiway sign causing minor damage to the wing tip cap assembly. An inspection of the brake system revealed no abnormalties to the brake assembly components or installation. A systems function check was performed, which resulted in normal operations of the brakes with the anti-skid on and off. The left wheel brake assembly was replaced at the request of the operator.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)AS THE PILOT APPLIED BRAKES DURING A TAXI BRAKE BURN IN MAINTENANCE CHECK WITH THE ANTI-SKID SYSTEM OFF, THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL BRAKE LOCKED, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO TURN UNCONTROLLABLY TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OFF THE TAXIWAY BEFORE THE PILOT REGAINED CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. AS A RESULT, THE LEFT WING TIP STRUCK A TAXIWAY SIGN CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE WING TIP CAP ASSEMBLY. AN INSPECTION OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM REVEALED NO ABNORMALTIES TO THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY COMPONENTS OR INSTALLATION. A SYSTEMS FUNCTION CHECK WAS PERFORMED, WHICH RESULTED IN NORMAL OPERATIONS OF THE BRAKES WITH THE ANTI-SKID ON AND OFF. THE LEFT WHEEL BRAKE ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED AT THE REQUEST OF THE OPERATOR.