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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 414 · Rchmond/Ashland, VA · July 16, 2003

Date: July 16, 2003 · 06:09 local
Place: Rchmond/Ashland, VA
Airport: Hanover County Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: V2NA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N1674T
Reported as: Cessna 414
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,552 total22 in this make and model17 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) On July 16, 2003, N1674T, a Cessna 414, piloted by benjamin bell was taxiing for take-off at Hanover county airport for a VFR, 14 CFR, part 91 repositioning flight. As Mr. Bell approached the end of the taxiway he applied brakes to slow down the aircraft. As the brakes were applied, the right brake was unresponsive, and the left brake locked causing the aircraft to skid approximately 50 feet off the taxiway into a concrete culvert. As the aircraft departed the taxiway the pilot pulled the mixture to lean to stop the engines. As the nose wheel hit the culvert the nose gear strut was broken causing both propellers to impact the ground. Mr. Bell stated that he tried the brakes as he departed from the chocks and they were functional. After the incident the right hydraulic reservoir was found to be very low on fluid with no visible leakage in the brake system.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JULY 16, 2003, N1674T, A CESSNA 414, PILOTED BY BENJAMIN BELL WAS TAXIING FOR TAKE-OFF AT HANOVER COUNTY AIRPORT FOR A VFR, 14 CFR, PART 91 REPOSITIONING FLIGHT. AS MR. BELL APPROACHED THE END OF THE TAXIWAY HE APPLIED BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN THE AIRCRAFT. AS THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE RIGHT BRAKE WAS UNRESPONSIVE, AND THE LEFT BRAKE LOCKED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SKID APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET OFF THE TAXIWAY INTO A CONCRETE CULVERT. AS THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE TAXIWAY THE PILOT PULLED THE MIXTURE TO LEAN TO STOP THE ENGINES. AS THE NOSE WHEEL HIT THE CULVERT THE NOSE GEAR STRUT WAS BROKEN CAUSING BOTH PROPELLERS TO IMPACT THE GROUND. MR. BELL STATED THAT HE TRIED THE BRAKES AS HE DEPARTED FROM THE CHOCKS AND THEY WERE FUNCTIONAL. AFTER THE INCIDENT THE RIGHT HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR WAS FOUND TO BE VERY LOW ON FLUID WITH NO VISIBLE LEAKAGE IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM.