What happened
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(-23) On April 23, 2002, at approximately 10:00 eastern daylight savings time, a Cirrus SR22, registered as N344CD, sustained damage to the right wing leading edge when it collided into a parked Cessna CE-177-RG while taxiing. The pilot in command, the sole occupant, obtained IFR clearance for a 90 minute flight from Atlantic City International Airport (kacy) to caldwell-essex county, NJ (kcdw) under the provisions of title 14 CFR 91. The pilot stated that "... As I began my taxi roll, I tested both brakes and observed effectiveness on each side. I held slight pressure on the left to initiate a turn...(and) the plane continued to turn to the left. At this point I pressed the right brake to the firewall with no effect." The right wing impacted an unoccupied Cessna cardinal, causing an eight-inch tear to the Cirrus right wing tip and damage to the lower engine cowling and fuselage of the parked cardinal. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the ground taxi incident, and there were no injuries to the pilot. Subsequent on-scene investigation revealed that the Cirrus brake pads were severely worn and that hydraulic fluid was leaking past the brake pucks. Maintenancepersonnel removed and replaced the brake pads and associated o-rings. A temporary "cold-patch" repair was accomplished by a certificate repair station to enable a ferry flight to a facility where permanent repairs can be made. Permanent repairs will be accomplished i/a/w the manufacturer's structural repair manuals. A check of the SDR database revealed no other Cirrus brake incidents. The brake pad part number is 66-105 and also did not reveal any trends to report. The aircraft total time was approximately 100 hrs since new. Due to the enclosed wheel pants on the landing gear wheel assembly. There is no possible way for the pilot to examine brake wear during preflight. Brakes are checked at the annual or 100 hr inspection only. A safety recommendation will be filed to allow for an inspection access door or brake wear indicator to alert the pilot of potentially worn brakes. The owner of the Cessna was issued a condition notice for damage to the lower engine cowling. End/fhb
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON APRIL 23, 2002, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:00 EASTERN DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME, A CIRRUS SR22, REGISTERED AS N344CD, SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE WHEN IT COLLIDED INTO A PARKED CESSNA CE-177-RG WHILE TAXIING. THE PILOT IN COMMAND, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, OBTAINED IFR CLEARANCE FOR A 90 MINUTE FLIGHT FROM ATLANTIC CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KACY) TO CALDWELL-ESSEX COUNTY, NJ (KCDW) UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR 91. THE PILOT STATED THAT "... AS I BEGAN MY TAXI ROLL, I TESTED BOTH BRAKES AND OBSERVED EFFECTIVENESS ON EACH SIDE. I HELD SLIGHT PRESSURE ON THE LEFT TO INITIATE A TURN...(AND) THE PLANE CONTINUED TO TURN TO THE LEFT. AT THIS POINT I PRESSED THE RIGHT BRAKE TO THE FIREWALL WITH NO EFFECT." THE RIGHT WING IMPACTED AN UNOCCUPIED CESSNA CARDINAL, CAUSING AN EIGHT-INCH TEAR TO THE CIRRUS RIGHT WING TIP AND DAMAGE TO THE LOWER ENGINE COWLING AND FUSELAGE OF THE PARKED CARDINAL. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE GROUND TAXI INCIDENT, AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT. SUBSEQUENT ON-SCENE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE CIRRUS BRAKE PADS WERE SEVERELY WORN AND THAT HYDRAULIC FLUID WAS LEAKING PAST THE BRAKE PUCKS. MAINTENANCEPERSONNEL REMOVED AND REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AND ASSOCIATED O-RINGS. A TEMPORARY "COLD-PATCH" REPAIR WAS ACCOMPLISHED BY A CERTIFICATE REPAIR STATION TO ENABLE A FERRY FLIGHT TO A FACILITY WHERE PERMANENT REPAIRS CAN BE MADE. PERMANENT REPAIRS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED I/A/W THE MANUFACTURER'S STRUCTURAL REPAIR MANUALS. A CHECK OF THE SDR DATABASE REVEALED NO OTHER CIRRUS BRAKE INCIDENTS. THE BRAKE PAD PART NUMBER IS 66-105 AND ALSO DID NOT REVEAL ANY TRENDS TO REPORT. THE AIRCRAFT TOTAL TIME WAS APPROXIMATELY 100 HRS SINCE NEW. DUE TO THE ENCLOSED WHEEL PANTS ON THE LANDING GEAR WHEEL ASSEMBLY. THERE IS NO POSSIBLE WAY FOR THE PILOT TO EXAMINE BRAKE WEAR DURING PREFLIGHT. BRAKES ARE CHECKED AT THE ANNUAL OR 100 HR INSPECTION ONLY. A SAFETY RECOMMENDATION WILL BE FILED TO ALLOW FOR AN INSPECTION ACCESS DOOR OR BRAKE WEAR INDICATOR TO ALERT THE PILOT OF POTENTIALLY WORN BRAKES. THE OWNER OF THE CESSNA WAS ISSUED A CONDITION NOTICE FOR DAMAGE TO THE LOWER ENGINE COWLING. END/FHB
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