What happened
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On July 26, 2025, at 7:10 am, privacy data omitted departed from milwaukee airport (mke) with approximately 375 lbs. Of privacy data omittedcargo. The aircraft landed at Appleton airport (atw) at 7:35 am on runway 21. After landing, the aircraft exited at the end of the runway and taxied towards the southwest apron of the atw fixed base operator (FBO). privacy data omitted Was parked and shut down to unload the cargo. The pilot reboarded the aircraft and started both engines while obtaining IFR and taxi clearances. The pilot stated that upon releasing the brakes and applying the brake pedal, he discovered that both pedals went down without braking effect. After pumping the brakes, he feathered both props and shut off both engines, but the aircraft continued rolling and collided with the parked citation jet privacy data omitted which had no occupants aboard, at 7:50 am. The collision resulted in N401VA facing southwest, with damage to the left prop and wing, while N163M suffered severe damage to the nose cone, radar, and right side. The pilot exited N401VA without injury, and no other persons were involved or injured as a result of the accident.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 26, 2025, AT 7:10 AM, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED FROM MILWAUKEE AIRPORT (MKE) WITH APPROXIMATELY 375 LBS. OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^CARGO. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT APPLETON AIRPORT (ATW) AT 7:35 AM ON RUNWAY 21. AFTER LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT EXITED AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND TAXIED TOWARDS THE SOUTHWEST APRON OF THE ATW FIXED BASE OPERATOR (FBO). ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PARKED AND SHUT DOWN TO UNLOAD THE CARGO. THE PILOT REBOARDED THE AIRCRAFT AND STARTED BOTH ENGINES WHILE OBTAINING IFR AND TAXI CLEARANCES. THE PILOT STATED THAT UPON RELEASING THE BRAKES AND APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL, HE DISCOVERED THAT BOTH PEDALS WENT DOWN WITHOUT BRAKING EFFECT. AFTER PUMPING THE BRAKES, HE FEATHERED BOTH PROPS AND SHUT OFF BOTH ENGINES, BUT THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ROLLING AND COLLIDED WITH THE PARKED CITATION JET ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHICH HAD NO OCCUPANTS ABOARD, AT 7:50 AM. THE COLLISION RESULTED IN N401VA FACING SOUTHWEST, WITH DAMAGE TO THE LEFT PROP AND WING, WHILE N163M SUFFERED SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE NOSE CONE, RADAR, AND RIGHT SIDE. THE PILOT EXITED N401VA WITHOUT INJURY, AND NO OTHER PERSONS WERE INVOLVED OR INJURED AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT.
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Other aircraft in the event · 1
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