# Incident 20090228003549I: Cessna 172I, West Palm Beac, FL, February 28, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 2009, 10:25 local time
- Place: West Palm Beac, FL
- Airport: North Palm Beach County Genera
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.8459° N, 80.2223° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORTH PALM BEACH COUNTY GENERAL AVIATION (F45), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8459&lon=-80.2223&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46265, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46265) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172I (registry code 2072426, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-E2D (registry code 42123, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-e2d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172I
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090228003549I

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 28, 2009, THE PALM BEACH INTERNATIONAL (PBI) AIRPORT TOWER REPORTED THAT AIRCRAFT N46265, SERIAL NUMBER 17257146, EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE WHILE TAXING AND RAN INTO A DITCH AT THE NORTH COUNTY AIRPORT (F-45).  ON MARCH 03, 2009, I RECEIVED A WRITTEN STATEMENT FROM THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC), ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.  IN THE STATEMENT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT WHILE TAXING FROM SPOT A-30 AT AIRPORT F-45 HE NOTICED MINIMAL BRAKE PRESSURE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDALS WERE PRESSED AND TRIED TO RETURN THE AIRCRAFT TO THE PARKING SPOT.  DURING THE TAXI RIDE TO THE PARKING AREAS, WHEN THE PEDALS WHERE PRESSED, THEY WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR.  WITH NO BRAKES OR STEERING ABILITY, THE AIRCRAFT GRADUALLY WENT OFF THE TAXI AREA AND ROLLED OVER A RAVINE INTO A DITCH CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER.

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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