# Incident 20070613022969I: Mooney M20M, Colorado Sprin, CO, June 13, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 2007, 17:00 local time
- Place: Colorado Sprin, CO
- Airport: City Of Colorado Springs Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8058° N, 104.7008° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS MUNI (COS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8058&lon=-104.7008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N377US, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N377US) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20M (registry code 5870222, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20M
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070613022969I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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