20210115000049I

Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172N · Newport News, VA · January 15, 2021

Date
January 15, 2021 · 11:00 local
Place
Newport News, VA
Airport
Newport News/Williamsburg International
Phase of flight
Run-Up Area
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
IVIS
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N737GR
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

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.

N737GR was taxiing via taxiway "a" for runway 20. The plane made several left and right turns with nose wheel steering and brakes during taxi. The student pilot stated that, while maneuvering in the runup area, he experienced a right brake failure. He passed flight controls to CFI. The CFI stated he also had right brake failure. The plane continued off the taxiway. The CFI pulled mixture to idle-cutoff and stopped the engine. The plane rolled into the grass area while striking a taxiway light with left main tire. Plane was towed to the ramp without incident.

As the FAA filed it

N737GR WAS TAXIING VIA TAXIWAY "A" FOR RUNWAY 20. THE PLANE MADE SEVERAL LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS WITH NOSE WHEEL STEERING AND BRAKES DURING TAXI. THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT, WHILE MANEUVERING IN THE RUNUP AREA, HE EXPERIENCED A RIGHT BRAKE FAILURE. HE PASSED FLIGHT CONTROLS TO CFI. THE CFI STATED HE ALSO HAD RIGHT BRAKE FAILURE. THE PLANE CONTINUED OFF THE TAXIWAY. THE CFI PULLED MIXTURE TO IDLE-CUTOFF AND STOPPED THE ENGINE. THE PLANE ROLLED INTO THE GRASS AREA WHILE STRIKING A TAXIWAY LIGHT WITH LEFT MAIN TIRE. PLANE WAS TOWED TO THE RAMP WITHOUT INCIDENT.