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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 421C · Hays, KS · September 11, 2019

Date: September 11, 2019 · 09:20 local
Place: Hays, KS
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N369RK
Reported as: Cessna 421C
Reported engine: Continental GTSI0-520-F-K
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,620 total

N369RKRegistered now · Cessna 421CS/N 421C0072 · Built 1976 Airframe modelCessna 421C Engine modelContinental GTSI0-520-F-KReciprocating

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What happened

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The aircraft landed runway 16 at hys at approximately 9:20 am on 9/11/2019. Exited runway. On taxiway feeder, left brake went completely soft and would not engage at all. The aircraft was unable to make the turn down taxiway or make a quick stop. Pilot applied full right brake and cut off mixtures to engines and manage to stop just off the taxiway. However, 1 left prop blade hit a taxiway light prior to the complete stop.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT LANDED RUNWAY 16 AT HYS AT APPROXIMATELY 9:20 AM ON 9/11/2019. EXITED RUNWAY. ON TAXIWAY FEEDER, LEFT BRAKE WENT COMPLETELY SOFT AND WOULD NOT ENGAGE AT ALL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE THE TURN DOWN TAXIWAY OR MAKE A QUICK STOP. PILOT APPLIED FULL RIGHT BRAKE AND CUT OFF MIXTURES TO ENGINES AND MANAGE TO STOP JUST OFF THE TAXIWAY. HOWEVER, 1 LEFT PROP BLADE HIT A TAXIWAY LIGHT PRIOR TO THE COMPLETE STOP.

Other reports on N369RK · 1

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

Accident 20041221032739AGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Henderson, TX(-23) Aircraft had been undergoing test flight. While initiating turn during taxi procedure nose landing gear collapsed-actual defect landing gear trunion failed. Damage to props incurred, one major, the other minor. No injuries to pilot or copilot. NTSB…Dec 21, 2004 · Substantial damage