# Incident 20190911012839I: Cessna 421C, Hays, KS, September 11, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 2019, 09:20 local time
- Place: Hays, KS
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8826° N, 99.3222° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hays, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8826&lon=-99.3222&mi=10
- Aircraft: N369RK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N369RK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 421C (registry code 2076016, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-421c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GTSI0-520-F-K (registry code 17031, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-gtsi0-520-f-k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 421C
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR GTSI0-520-F-K
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 6,620 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190911012839I

## Narrative

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

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 20041221032739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041221032739A), Dec 21, 2004: Cessna 421C (N369RK), Henderson, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft had been undergoing test flight. While initiating turn during taxi procedure nose landing gear collapsed-actual defect landing gear trunion…

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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