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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 182J · Twin Falls, ID · July 24, 2018

Date: July 24, 2018 · 10:55 local
Place: Twin Falls, ID
Airport: Magic Valley Regional
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2862F
Reported as: Cessna 182J
Reported engine: Continental O-470 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 96 total

N2862FRegistered now · Cessna 182JS/N 18256962 · Built 1966 Airframe modelCessna 182J Engine modelContinental O-470 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 received a clearance to taxi from the FBO ramp along taxiways a to A1 and hold short for runway 26. As pilot approached A1, he applied brakes to slow down for the turn toward the runway 26 hold short line and the right brake failed to engage. Pilot tried to get the airplane to stop with only the left brake while continuing to try the right brake to see if it would engage which resulted in the aircraft veering to the left. As the pilot tried to turn back toward the middle of the taxiway the prop struck a taxiway light.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT RECEIVED A CLEARANCE TO TAXI FROM THE FBO RAMP ALONG TAXIWAYS A TO A1 AND HOLD SHORT FOR RUNWAY 26. AS PILOT APPROACHED A1, HE APPLIED BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN FOR THE TURN TOWARD THE RUNWAY 26 HOLD SHORT LINE AND THE RIGHT BRAKE FAILED TO ENGAGE. PILOT TRIED TO GET THE AIRPLANE TO STOP WITH ONLY THE LEFT BRAKE WHILE CONTINUING TO TRY THE RIGHT BRAKE TO SEE IF IT WOULD ENGAGE WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT VEERING TO THE LEFT. AS THE PILOT TRIED TO TURN BACK TOWARD THE MIDDLE OF THE TAXIWAY THE PROP STRUCK A TAXIWAY LIGHT.