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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Frchld M-62A · Decatur, TX · October 16, 2005

Date
October 16, 2005 · 11:30 local
Place
Decatur, TX
Airport
Decatur Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N53656
Reported as
Frchld M62A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
25,000 total200 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

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) The pilot was taxiing away from the fuel pumps for takeoff when the right brake failed. This resulted in only a left turn that was possible. The right leading edge of the fairchild M-62A impacted the rudder and rudder trim tab of N841L a Beech (BE-95-A55). This resulted in damage to both aircraft. A malfunction and defect report is pending. This report is closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT WAS TAXIING AWAY FROM THE FUEL PUMPS FOR TAKEOFF WHEN THE RIGHT BRAKE FAILED. THIS RESULTED IN ONLY A LEFT TURN THAT WAS POSSIBLE. THE RIGHT LEADING EDGE OF THE FAIRCHILD M-62A IMPACTED THE RUDDER AND RUDDER TRIM TAB OF N841L A BEECH (BE-95-A55). THIS RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO BOTH AIRCRAFT. A MALFUNCTION AND DEFECT REPORT IS PENDING. THIS REPORT IS CLOSED.