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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172P · West Mifflin, PA · April 23, 2010

Date
April 23, 2010 · 15:30 local
Place
West Mifflin, PA
Airport
Allegheny County
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
Z94E
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N172RQ
Reported as
Cessna 172P
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
900 total500 in this make and model130 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Cessna 172P, N172RQ was cleared for the option approach runway 31 at kagc, with an instructor, privacy data omitted9 and student privacy data omitted. After landing the instructor advised the tower N172RQ would like to taxi back, the tower told them to make a left turn on charlie and cross runway 28. After crossing runway 28 the student pilot applied braking and the left brake would not function, the aircraft turned 90 degrees and hit a taxi light at taxiway alpha and charlie. Further inspection revealed a failed brake piston PN9882012-5 m&d submitted.

As the FAA filed it

CESSNA 172P, N172RQ WAS CLEARED FOR THE OPTION APPROACH RUNWAY 31 AT KAGC, WITH AN INSTRUCTOR, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^9 AND STUDENT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. AFTER LANDING THE INSTRUCTOR ADVISED THE TOWER N172RQ WOULD LIKE TO TAXI BACK, THE TOWER TOLD THEM TO MAKE A LEFT TURN ON CHARLIE AND CROSS RUNWAY 28. AFTER CROSSING RUNWAY 28 THE STUDENT PILOT APPLIED BRAKING AND THE LEFT BRAKE WOULD NOT FUNCTION, THE AIRCRAFT TURNED 90 DEGREES AND HIT A TAXI LIGHT AT TAXIWAY ALPHA AND CHARLIE.FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED A FAILED BRAKE PISTON PN9882012-5 M&D SUBMITTED.

Other reports on N172RQ · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.