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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 425 · Natchitoches, LA · June 14, 2019

Date: June 14, 2019 · 14:40 local
Place: Natchitoches, LA
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N425SR
Reported as: Cessna 425
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor

N425SRRegistered now · Cessna 425S/N 425-0133 Airframe modelCessna 425

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

While taxing to parking for a fuel stop the pilot attempted to stop at the point the ground crew member instructed. He said the left brake held but the right brake did not. The aircraft veered to the left where it hit a fuel truck that was positioned there. Maintenance found that the right brake was spongy but no other indication of failure.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE TAXING TO PARKING FOR A FUEL STOP THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO STOP AT THE POINT THE GROUND CREW MEMBER INSTRUCTED. HE SAID THE LEFT BRAKE HELD BUT THE RIGHT BRAKE DID NOT. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT WHERE IT HIT A FUEL TRUCK THAT WAS POSITIONED THERE. MAINTENANCE FOUND THAT THE RIGHT BRAKE WAS SPONGY BUT NO OTHER INDICATION OF FAILURE.

Other reports on N425SR · 1

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

Incident 20190614024669IGround/Ramp/Ma · Natchitoches, LAAircraft was parking at the FBO and being directed by the lineman when the wing tip struck a fuel truck parked next to the aircraft. The pilot claims that brake was weak and didn't respond to commands. An investigation of maintenance records did not show any…Jun 14, 2019 · Minor damage