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FAA incident report · Mooney M20M · Colorado Sprin, CO · June 13, 2007

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Date
June 13, 2007 · 17:00 local
Place
Colorado Sprin, CO
Airport
City Of Colorado Springs Municipal
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N377US
Reported as
Mooney M20M
Reported engine
Lycoming TIO540*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
400 total15 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days
N377USRegistered now · Mooney M20MS/N 27-0337 · Built 2005Airframe modelMooney M20MEngine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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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 brakes failed while taxiing. The pilot steered the aircraft off the taxiway into the grass. The aircraft hit taxiway signs damaging the left and right wing leading edge. A repair facility determined the cause of the brake failure to be a misaligned brake fluid supply line fitting on the pilot's brake master cylinders. The incident occurred 6/13/07 but the pilot did not report it until 09/20/07 after receiving the aircraft back from the repair shop.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT BRAKES FAILED WHILE TAXIING. THE PILOT STEERED THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE TAXIWAY INTO THE GRASS. THE AIRCRAFT HIT TAXIWAY SIGNS DAMAGING THE LEFT AND RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE. A REPAIR FACILITY DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF THE BRAKE FAILURE TO BE A MISALIGNED BRAKE FLUID SUPPLY LINE FITTING ON THE PILOT'S BRAKE MASTER CYLINDERS. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED 6/13/07 BUT THE PILOT DID NOT REPORT IT UNTIL 09/20/07 AFTER RECEIVING THE AIRCRAFT BACK FROM THE REPAIR SHOP.