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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech C90 · Foley, AL · June 22, 2008

Date: June 22, 2008 · 13:00 local
Place: Foley, AL
Airport: Foley Municipal
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N101SS
Reported as: Beech C90
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,500 total120 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N101SSRegistration cancelled May 20, 2015 · Beech C90S/N LJ537 · Built 1972 Airframe modelBeech C90 Engine modelPratt & Whitney PT6A seriesTurbo-prop

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) Brake system failure. Pilot stated that while taxiing downhill - right brake failed. Pilot continued to apply left brake, but was unable to stop the aircraft from leaving the pavement and entering an unimproved grass area. Adjacent to the taxiway. Propeller tips were damaged requiring propelles to be removed and repaired. No other damage, nor injuries occurred.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. PILOT STATED THAT WHILE TAXIING DOWNHILL - RIGHT BRAKE FAILED. PILOT CONTINUED TO APPLY LEFT BRAKE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT FROM LEAVING THE PAVEMENT AND ENTERING AN UNIMPROVED GRASS AREA. ADJACENT TO THE TAXIWAY. PROPELLER TIPS WERE DAMAGED REQUIRING PROPELLES TO BE REMOVED AND REPAIRED. NO OTHER DAMAGE, NOR INJURIES OCCURRED.