20091220052649I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech 60 · December 20, 2009

Date: December 20, 2009 · 14:59 local
Airport: Rocky Mountain Metro
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N21TR
Reported as: Beech 60
Reported engine: Lycoming TI0-541 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,000 total1,200 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N21TRRegistration cancelled Feb 12, 2018 · Beech 60S/N P-42 · Built 1969 Airframe modelBeech 60 Engine modelLycoming TI0-541 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot preflighted aircraft, including landing gear and brakes, and found no issues with the aircraft. Pilot started the aircraft, listened to ATIS and received clearance from ground to taxi to area lima. While taxiing the aircraft, the pilot applied brakes and the left brake "gave way" and the aircraft departed the taxiway to the right. Pilot reduced power to the engines, however aircraft did not stop until off of the taxi way and the right prop contacted a taxiway light, which sheered off. Referr to pilots' statement. Mechanic inspected and dissassembled the brakes and found several rivets within the brake assembly had completely sheered and the brake assembly came apart. Refer to mechanics statement. Den FSDO has directed the mechanic to file and m and d report.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT PREFLIGHTED AIRCRAFT, INCLUDING LANDING GEAR AND BRAKES, AND FOUND NO ISSUES WITH THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT STARTED THE AIRCRAFT, LISTENED TO ATIS AND RECEIVED CLEARANCE FROM GROUND TO TAXI TO AREA LIMA. WHILE TAXIING THE AIRCRAFT, THE PILOT APPLIED BRAKES AND THE LEFT BRAKE "GAVE WAY" AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE TAXIWAY TO THE RIGHT. PILOT REDUCED POWER TO THE ENGINES, HOWEVER AIRCRAFT DID NOT STOP UNTIL OFF OF THE TAXI WAY AND THE RIGHT PROP CONTACTED A TAXIWAY LIGHT, WHICH SHEERED OFF. REFERR TO PILOTS' STATEMENT. MECHANIC INSPECTED AND DISSASSEMBLED THE BRAKES AND FOUND SEVERAL RIVETS WITHIN THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY HAD COMPLETELY SHEERED AND THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY CAME APART. REFER TO MECHANICS STATEMENT. DEN FSDO HAS DIRECTED THE MECHANIC TO FILE AND M AND D REPORT.