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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172N · Wadsworth, OH · February 19, 2020

Date: February 19, 2020 · 16:00 local
Place: Wadsworth, OH
Airport: Skypark
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N739BX
Reported as: Cessna 172N
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 12,000 total1,000 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N739BXRegistered now · Cessna 172NS/N 17270423 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna 172N Engine 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.

During taxi the pilot stated the brakes felt mushy and unresponsive. Upon attempting to turn around to taxi back to the ramp area aircraft failed to stop or slow down and struck a guard rail. Damage was limited to the propeller and cowling. The pilot realized that he had his feet positioned improperly on the combination rudder/ toe brakes of the aircraft which is what caused the mushy and unresponsive brakes. No injuries were reported.

As the FAA filed it

DURING TAXI THE PILOT STATED THE BRAKES FELT MUSHY AND UNRESPONSIVE. UPON ATTEMPTING TO TURN AROUND TO TAXI BACK TO THE RAMP AREA AIRCRAFT FAILED TO STOP OR SLOW DOWN AND STRUCK A GUARD RAIL. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE PROPELLER AND COWLING. THE PILOT REALIZED THAT HE HAD HIS FEET POSITIONED IMPROPERLY ON THE COMBINATION RUDDER/ TOE BRAKES OF THE AIRCRAFT WHICH IS WHAT CAUSED THE MUSHY AND UNRESPONSIVE BRAKES. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

Other reports on N739BX · 1

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

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