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FAA incident report · Cessna 421C · Tulsa, OK · October 13, 2021

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Date
October 13, 2021 · 10:07 local
Place
Tulsa, OK
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3920C
Reported as
Cessna 421C
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,838 total
N3920CRegistered now · Cessna 421CS/N 421C0145 · Built 1976Airframe modelCessna 421CEngine modelContinental GTSIO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On October 13, 2021 at approximately 1007 local time, a Cessna 421C, registration N3920C landed without incident at richard l. jones, jr. airport (krvs) Tulsa, OK on runway 19R. While taxiing the aircraft near the intersection of taxiways cc and a, the pilot attempted to slow the aircraft down by applying both left and right brakes in preparation for a left turn to the designated parking location on the ramp. While applying both brakes, the pilot stated the left side brake gave out and the brake pedal went all the way to the floor. So instead of slowing down uniformly straight ahead, the aircraft veered off slightly to the right with the nose of the aircraft coming to rest just off the edge of the taxiway causing minor damage to the nose landing gear. Subsequent inspection of the aircraft braking systems revealed there was a small amount of air in the left brake system hydraulic line which caused the left brake pedal to bottom out. The residual air was bled out of the left brake system, operational checked ok and the aircraft returned to service after repair of the nose landing gear minor damage.

As the FAA filed it

ON OCTOBER 13, 2021 AT APPROXIMATELY 1007 LOCAL TIME, A CESSNA 421C, REGISTRATION N3920C LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT RICHARD L. JONES, JR. AIRPORT (KRVS) TULSA, OK ON RUNWAY 19R. WHILE TAXIING THE AIRCRAFT NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF TAXIWAYS CC AND A, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO SLOW THE AIRCRAFT DOWN BY APPLYING BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT BRAKES IN PREPARATION FOR A LEFT TURN TO THE DESIGNATED PARKING LOCATION ON THE RAMP. WHILE APPLYING BOTH BRAKES, THE PILOT STATED THE LEFT SIDE BRAKE GAVE OUT AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. SO INSTEAD OF SLOWING DOWN UNIFORMLY STRAIGHT AHEAD, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT WITH THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT COMING TO REST JUST OFF THE EDGE OF THE TAXIWAY CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT BRAKING SYSTEMS REVEALED THERE WAS A SMALL AMOUNT OF AIR IN THE LEFT BRAKE SYSTEM HYDRAULIC LINE WHICH CAUSED THE LEFT BRAKE PEDAL TO BOTTOM OUT. THE RESIDUAL AIR WAS BLED OUT OF THE LEFT BRAKE SYSTEM, OPERATIONAL CHECKED OK AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE AFTER REPAIR OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR MINOR DAMAGE.

Other reports on N3920C · 1

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

Incident 19850102012429ITouch And Go Landing · Pittsburgh, PANose gear not locked down. Propeller tips struck pavement. Go around initiated, emergency extension, safe landing.Jan 2, 1985 · Minor damage