# Incident 20180208023729I: Cessna 172R, Nasvhille, TN, February 8, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 2018, 06:45 local time
- Place: Nasvhille, TN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: 1WES
- Aircraft: N35491, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N35491) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180208023729I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIING OUT FOR DEPARTURE AND VEERED OFF TAXIWAY. AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE IN A TURN, EXITING THE TAXIWAY AND STRIKING A TAXIWAY LIGHT WITH THE PROPELLER. THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED APPROXIMATELY 8 FEET OFF OF TAXIWAY.

MECHANICAL CONTIBUTING FACTORS: MASTER CYLINDER BEHIND PILOT BRAKE PEDAL HAD EVIDENCE OF SUBSTANTIAL LEAK. EVIDENCE AND INTERVIEWS WITH MAINTENANCE STAFF SUPPORT THIS AS CAUSAL FACTOR TO INCIDENT.

PILOT CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: NO CONTRIBUTING FACTORS NOTED FROM PILOT . PROPER PREFLIGHT AND TAXI TESTS WERE CONDUCTED. AFTER DISCOVERING AIRCRAFT HAD EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE, PILOT MADE TIMELY RESPONSE TO PULL MIXTURE IDLE CUTOFF. AIRCRAFT SPEED WAS NORMAL. NO NEGLIGENCE OR SAFETY RISKS WERE IDENTIFIED. PILOT PROVIDED DOCUMENTATION OF CURRENCY.

SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS TO REDUCE FUTURE OCCURRENCE: INCLUDE AN EXAMINATION FOR LEAKING FLUID IN PROXIMITY TO MASTER CYLINDER DURING PREFLIGHT.

## Other reports on N35491 (1)

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

- [Accident 20220619010669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220619010669A), Jun 19, 2022: Cessna 172R (N35491), Owensboro, KY, Substantial damage. This flight was the student pilot?s initial solo cross-country. He had received the required training and endorsements for the flight. The student received…

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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