# Accident 20151014018329A: Cessna 421B, Amarillo, TX, October 14, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 2015, 14:30 local time
- Place: Amarillo, TX
- Airport: River Falls Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: OH7A
- Location: 35.0814° N, 101.7558° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0814&lon=-101.7558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19CH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19CH-2016-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421B (registry code 2076014, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSIO-520-C (registry code 17035, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsio-520-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421B
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR GTSIO-520-C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 32,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151014018329A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 14, 2015 ON OR ABOUT14:30 LOCAL TIME, A CESSNA 421-B AIRCRAFT WAS ON A TRAINING FLIGHT; WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKEOFF AT RIVER FALLS AIRPORT (81XA) IN AMARILLO, TEXAS, THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT BRAKE FAILED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AND RAN OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TAXI-WAY AND BROKE THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR, STRIKING THE PROPELLER AND COMING TO A STOP CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR, AND LEFT ENGINE AND PROPELLER.  THERE WERE TWO PEOPLE ABOARD; THE INSTRUCTOR AND TRAINEE.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES.  THIS AIRCRAFT IS ON A PART 135 CERTIFICATE, HOWEVER, THE FLIGHT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER A PART 91 TRAINING FLIGHT.  THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, WHO IS ALSO A TRAINING PILOT, WAS GIVING INSTRUCTION TO A NEWLY HIRED EMPLOYEE AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.  WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS CLEAR, 10 MILES VISIBILITY, AND LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS FROM THE SOUTH.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB GAA16CA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA042), Oct 14, 2015: Cessna 421 (N19CH), Amarillo, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of directional control during taxi to the runway as a result of insufficient brake fluid level in the right brake master cylinder, resulting in a taxiway excursion and collision with a…

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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