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FAA incident report · Cessna 172N · Greensboro, NC · November 8, 2018

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Date
November 8, 2018 · 15:41 local
Place
Greensboro, NC
Airport
Piedmont Triad International
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5730J
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
440 total282 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days
N5730JRegistered now · Cessna 172NS/N 17273828 · Built 1980Airframe modelCessna 172NEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

A brake test had been done on the ramp before taxiing and that they had completed the run up holding short of runway 5L with no problems with the brakes. Once they were cleared on to the runway they taxied to the edge of the pavement to perform a short field takeoff. When he applied the right brake to align the aircraft with the centerline, he got no response. He notified his instructor who was sitting in the left seat. He applied his right brake to turn the aircraft and also got no response. At this point the pilot took the power to idle and they worked to stop the aircraft and attempted to avoid hitting any lights. They did end up hitting a runway end identifier light. They informed tower of their issue and that they needed to shut down to be able to turn the aircraft and get it back on the runway. They then proceeded to taxi back to the ramp very slowly as they did not have any right brake. Once they got back on the ramp they shut down and noticed a chip in the propeller and that it was bent. It was also noted that the right main tire was covered in brake fluid.

As the FAA filed it

A BRAKE TEST HAD BEEN DONE ON THE RAMP BEFORE TAXIING AND THAT THEY HAD COMPLETED THE RUN UP HOLDING SHORT OF RUNWAY 5L WITH NO PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. ONCE THEY WERE CLEARED ON TO THE RUNWAY THEY TAXIED TO THE EDGE OF THE PAVEMENT TO PERFORM A SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF. WHEN HE APPLIED THE RIGHT BRAKE TO ALIGN THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE CENTERLINE, HE GOT NO RESPONSE. HE NOTIFIED HIS INSTRUCTOR WHO WAS SITTING IN THE LEFT SEAT. HE APPLIED HIS RIGHT BRAKE TO TURN THE AIRCRAFT AND ALSO GOT NO RESPONSE. AT THIS POINT THE PILOT TOOK THE POWER TO IDLE AND THEY WORKED TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT AND ATTEMPTED TO AVOID HITTING ANY LIGHTS. THEY DID END UP HITTING A RUNWAY END IDENTIFIER LIGHT. THEY INFORMED TOWER OF THEIR ISSUE AND THAT THEY NEEDED TO SHUT DOWN TO BE ABLE TO TURN THE AIRCRAFT AND GET IT BACK ON THE RUNWAY. THEY THEN PROCEEDED TO TAXI BACK TO THE RAMP VERY SLOWLY AS THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY RIGHT BRAKE. ONCE THEY GOT BACK ON THE RAMP THEY SHUT DOWN AND NOTICED A CHIP IN THE PROPELLER AND THAT IT WAS BENT. IT WAS ALSO NOTED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN TIRE WAS COVERED IN BRAKE FLUID.