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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna LC41-550FG · Charleston, SC · March 25, 2011

Date: March 25, 2011 · 17:50 local
Place: Charleston, SC
Airport: Charleston Afb/International
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N400BA
Reported as: Cessna LC41-550FG
Reported engine: Continental TSIO-550-C
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 453 total125 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N400BARegistered now · Cessna LC41-550FGS/N 411054 · Built 2008 Airframe modelCessna LC41-550FG Engine modelContinental TSIO-550-CReciprocating

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What happened

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

While starting to taxi onto runway 15 from the hold short line at Charleston afb/intl (chs) for takeoff, the aircraft turned to the left, and the aircraft ran off the end of the runway hitting the runway end lights. The pilot stated that that he pressed the right rudder and right brake with no result. The pilot also stated that at this point he pressed the top of both rudder pedals with all his strength with no result. At this point the pilot stated that he pulled the power to idle and pulled the parking brake to the on position.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE STARTING TO TAXI ONTO RUNWAY 15 FROM THE HOLD SHORT LINE AT CHARLESTON AFB/INTL (CHS) FOR TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT TURNED TO THE LEFT, AND THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY HITTING THE RUNWAY END LIGHTS. THE PILOT STATED THAT THAT HE PRESSED THE RIGHT RUDDER AND RIGHT BRAKE WITH NO RESULT. THE PILOT ALSO STATED THAT AT THIS POINT HE PRESSED THE TOP OF BOTH RUDDER PEDALS WITH ALL HIS STRENGTH WITH NO RESULT. AT THIS POINT THE PILOT STATED THAT HE PULLED THE POWER TO IDLE AND PULLED THE PARKING BRAKE TO THE ON POSITION.