20021016030069I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 421B · Destin, FL · October 16, 2002

Date
October 16, 2002 · 10:00 local
Place
Destin, FL
Airport
Destin-Ft Walton Beach Airport
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N238FA
Reported as
Cessna 421B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0

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 yawed to right excessively during taxi procedures due to left brake failure. Aircraft right main gear became entrenched in soft sand at the end of runway which facilitated failure of nose gear at upper attachment point. Minor scuff marks noted on both propellers.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT YAWED TO RIGHT EXCESSIVELY DURING TAXI PROCEDURES DUE TO LEFT BRAKE FAILURE. AIRCRAFT RIGHT MAIN GEAR BECAME ENTRENCHED IN SOFT SAND AT THE END OF RUNWAY WHICH FACILITATED FAILURE OF NOSE GEAR AT UPPER ATTACHMENT POINT. MINOR SCUFF MARKS NOTED ON BOTH PROPELLERS.