# Incident 20161105018289I: Cessna 421C, Abilene, TX, November 5, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 2016, 10:53 local time
- Place: Abilene, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4487° N, 99.7331° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Abilene, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4487&lon=-99.7331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421C (registry code 2076016, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSI0-520-F-K (registry code 17031, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsi0-520-f-k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR GTSI0-520-F-K
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 23,859 total, 162 in this make and model, 56 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161105018289I

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 5,2016, N50L, A CESSNA 421C WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED WHILE TAXIING TO DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 17R.  THE INCIDENT AIRCRAFT WAS FOLLOWING ANOTHER AIRCRAFT, WHEN  PILOT APPLIED BRAKES AND RIGHT BRAKE FAILED CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO VEER TO THE LEFT SIDE OF TAXIWAY.  AIRCRAFT VEERING OFF TAXIWAY RESULTED IN LEFT ENGINE PROPELLER TO STRIKING A TAXIWAY LIGHT AND SUBSEQUENTLY BECOMING STUCK IN THE MUD. INCIDENT RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO PROPELLER AND TAXIWAY LIGHTING SYSTEM.  NO OTHER DAMAGE OR INJURIES NOTED.

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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