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FAA incident report · Beech 76 · Fort Pierce, FL · September 16, 2005

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Date
September 16, 2005 · 14:30 local
Place
Fort Pierce, FL
Airport
St Lucie County International
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
BEJS
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6626Z
Reported as
Beech 76
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
597 total471 in this make and model216 in the last 90 days
N6626ZRegistration cancelled Jul 29, 2008 · Beech 76S/N ME-208 · Built 1979Airframe modelBeech 76Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) N6626Z a Beechcraft E-76 was being taxied after landing to the air agency facility. The aircraft was occupied by the flight instructor and student. The flight instructor was at the controls. As the aircraft neared a turn on the taxiway the pilot attempted to slow down and turn the aircraft to the right causing it to veer sharply to left. The taxiway shoulder was wet due to the quantity of rains in previous days, this caused the aircraft to continue its path into a swaled retention area. The slope of the retention area caused the aircraft to continue its path due to gravity. This was further aggravated by the yawing moment generated by the left brake functioning normally and the right brake not functioning. The investigation revealed that the right brake failed due to air in the lines. Box 21A on the front page indicates a system failure however "other" was checked because the system didn't fail, it was maintenance related in regards to bleeding the air out of the brake lines. The airworthiness pmi has been notified and is taking the appropriate action.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N6626Z A BEECHCRAFT E-76 WAS BEING TAXIED AFTER LANDING TO THE AIR AGENCY FACILITY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OCCUPIED BY THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS AT THE CONTROLS. AS THE AIRCRAFT NEARED A TURN ON THE TAXIWAY THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN AND TURN THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT CAUSING IT TO VEER SHARPLY TO LEFT. THE TAXIWAY SHOULDER WAS WET DUE TO THE QUANTITY OF RAINS IN PREVIOUS DAYS, THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO CONTINUE ITS PATH INTO A SWALED RETENTION AREA. THE SLOPE OF THE RETENTION AREA CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO CONTINUE ITS PATH DUE TO GRAVITY. THIS WAS FURTHER AGGRAVATED BY THE YAWING MOMENT GENERATED BY THE LEFT BRAKE FUNCTIONING NORMALLY AND THE RIGHT BRAKE NOT FUNCTIONING. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT BRAKE FAILED DUE TO AIR IN THE LINES. BOX 21A ON THE FRONT PAGE INDICATES A SYSTEM FAILURE HOWEVER "OTHER" WAS CHECKED BECAUSE THE SYSTEM DIDN'T FAIL, IT WAS MAINTENANCE RELATED IN REGARDS TO BLEEDING THE AIR OUT OF THE BRAKE LINES. THE AIRWORTHINESS PMI HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AND IS TAKING THE APPROPRIATE ACTION.

Other reports on N6626Z · 1

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