20041110031139A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bbavia 7EC · Clarksburg, WV · November 10, 2004

Date: November 10, 2004 · 11:40 local
Place: Clarksburg, WV
Airport: Benedum
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4306C
NTSB investigation: NTSBIAD05LA011
Reported as: Bbavia 7EC
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 900 total

N4306CRegistered now · Champion 7ECS/N 7EC306 · Built 1955 Airframe modelChampion 7EC Engine modelContinental C90 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Pilot was taxiing northeast on taxiway a and was unable to locate the brake pedals. The brakes on this aircraft are rather small pedals, designed to operate by the pilot's heels, rather than the more conventional toe brakes. The pilot was unable to slow the aircraft and ran off the end of taxiway a, down an embankment and struck a drainage ditch.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS TAXIING NORTHEAST ON TAXIWAY A AND WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE BRAKE PEDALS. THE BRAKES ON THIS AIRCRAFT ARE RATHER SMALL PEDALS, DESIGNED TO OPERATE BY THE PILOT'S HEELS, RATHER THAN THE MORE CONVENTIONAL TOE BRAKES. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO SLOW THE AIRCRAFT AND RAN OFF THE END OF TAXIWAY A, DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND STRUCK A DRAINAGE DITCH.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB IAD05LA011Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportClarksburg, WVThe pilot's inability to operate the airplane's brake pedals which resulted in the loss of aircraft control.Nov 10, 2004 · Substantial damage