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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Beech B23 · Victoria, TX · May 11, 2006

Date: May 11, 2006 · 08:45 local
Place: Victoria, TX
Airport: Victoria Regional Airport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6569T
Reported as: Beech B23
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 472 total132 in this make and model32 in the last 90 days

N6569TRegistered now · Beech B23S/N M-1144 · Built 1968 Airframe modelBeech B23 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 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) The aircraft was pre-flighted immediately prior to a planned flight to galveston, TX (gls) from Victoria (vct) and no significant abnormalities were observed. The weather was clear and the terrain dry. The plane taxied from the hangar to rw 6. During the taxi only the left brake was used for maneuvering the plane. As the plane taxied into position on rw 6 the right brake was used for the first time to turn the aircraft. Almost simultaneous with the brake application the right main gear collapsed. Maintenance personnel were dispatched to the scene. The aircraft was removed to the hangar.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS PRE-FLIGHTED IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO A PLANNED FLIGHT TO GALVESTON, TX (GLS) FROM VICTORIA (VCT) AND NO SIGNIFICANT ABNORMALITIES WERE OBSERVED. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND THE TERRAIN DRY. THE PLANE TAXIED FROM THE HANGAR TO RW 6. DURING THE TAXI ONLY THE LEFT BRAKE WAS USED FOR MANEUVERING THE PLANE. AS THE PLANE TAXIED INTO POSITION ON RW 6 THE RIGHT BRAKE WAS USED FOR THE FIRST TIME TO TURN THE AIRCRAFT. ALMOST SIMULTANEOUS WITH THE BRAKE APPLICATION THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL WERE DISPATCHED TO THE SCENE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED TO THE HANGAR.