# Incident 20180625015739I: Cessna 414A, New Smyrna Beac, FL, June 25, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 2018, 08:05 local time
- Place: New Smyrna Beac, FL
- Airport: New Smyrna Beach Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0557° N, 80.9489° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NEW SMYRNA BEACH MUNI (JACK BOLT FLD) (EVB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0557&lon=-80.9489&mi=10
- Aircraft: N414EM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N414EM-2023-10-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 414A (registry code 2075907, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-414a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 414A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 9,250 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180625015739I

## Narrative

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

DURING TAXI OUT TO RUNWAY 25 VIA TAXIWAY C, MADE SEVERAL RIGHT TURNS WITHOUT ISSUE DURING TAXI. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN TO HOLD SHORT OF RUNWAY 25 THE LEFT BRAKE SEEMED TO GO SOFT SPUNGY AND THIS ALLOWED THE TURN RADIUS TO INCREASE CAUSING THE RIGHT PROP TO STRIKE A TAXI LIGHT AND DAMAGE THE PROP TIPS.

## Other reports on N414EM (1)

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

- [Accident 19840401007829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840401007829A), Apr 1, 1984: Cessna 414A (N414EM), Douglas, WY, Substantial damage. Pilot was attempting a downwind landing after VOR approach in icing conditions. Aircraft crashed short of runway.

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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