20020311006559I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 182F · Santa Monica, CA · March 11, 2002

Date: March 11, 2002 · 12:20 local
Place: Santa Monica, CA
Airport: Santa Monica Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N3410U
Reported as: Cessna 182F
Reported engine: Continental O470*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,050 total192 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

N3410URegistered now · Cessna 182FS/N 18254810 · Built 1963 Airframe modelCessna 182F Engine modelContinental O-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The pilot of N3410U, a Cessna 182F departed from the airplanes parking space located on the south east side of Santa Monica airport (smo) and taxied to the run-up area for runway 21. The pilot indicated having difficulties with the brakes during taxi. Once at the run-up area (aircraft facing west), the pilot tested the brakes and still felt they were not working properly. The pilot decided to return to the aircraft's parking space. As the pilot applied power and started turning south towards the parking area, the pilot lost control of the aircraft and collided with two parked aircraft, a Cessna 150 and a Cessna 172. There were no injuries as a result of the collision.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT OF N3410U, A CESSNA 182F DEPARTED FROM THE AIRPLANES PARKING SPACE LOCATED ON THE SOUTH EAST SIDE OF SANTA MONICA AIRPORT (SMO) AND TAXIED TO THE RUN-UP AREA FOR RUNWAY 21. THE PILOT INDICATED HAVING DIFFICULTIES WITH THE BRAKES DURING TAXI. ONCE AT THE RUN-UP AREA (AIRCRAFT FACING WEST), THE PILOT TESTED THE BRAKES AND STILL FELT THEY WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE PILOT DECIDED TO RETURN TO THE AIRCRAFT'S PARKING SPACE. AS THE PILOT APPLIED POWER AND STARTED TURNING SOUTH TOWARDS THE PARKING AREA, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND COLLIDED WITH TWO PARKED AIRCRAFT, A CESSNA 150 AND A CESSNA 172. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THE COLLISION.