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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Beech B19 · Corpus Christi, TT · January 10, 2012

Date: January 10, 2012 · 11:50 local
Place: Corpus Christi, TT
Airport: Corpus Christi International
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N4358W
Reported as: Beech B19
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-360
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,530 total15 in this make and model38 in the last 90 days

N4358WRegistered now · Beech B19S/N MB-702 · Built 1974 Airframe modelBeech B19 Engine modelLycoming 0-320 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 stated that as he made a 90 degree left turn on the taxiway the left brake failed. The combination of the left turn and only the right brake operating caused the aircraft to vear off of the taxiway to the right. The main landing geat hit a taxiway light, damaging the light. No damage to the aircraft. The aircraft was returned to the FBO where the brake system was worked on. The aircraft departed later in the day.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED THAT AS HE MADE A 90 DEGREE LEFT TURN ON THE TAXIWAY THE LEFT BRAKE FAILED. THE COMBINATION OF THE LEFT TURN AND ONLY THE RIGHT BRAKE OPERATING CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEAR OFF OF THE TAXIWAY TO THE RIGHT. THE MAIN LANDING GEAT HIT A TAXIWAY LIGHT, DAMAGING THE LIGHT. NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO THE FBO WHERE THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS WORKED ON. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED LATER IN THE DAY.