# Incident 20260510007859I: Cessna 172N, Cahokia, IL, May 10, 2026 - Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: May 10, 2026, 14:00 local time - Place: Cahokia, IL - Damage: No damage - Phase of flight: Taxi - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 38.5709° N, 90.1901° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cahokia, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5709&lon=-90.1901&mi=10 - Aircraft: N2962E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2962E) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N - Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Flight instructor - Pilot flight hours: 1,293 total - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260510007859I ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. AT 1400L, ACCORDING TO THE PILOT STATEMENTS, THE AIRCRAFT WAS SCHEDULED FOR DUAL INSTRUCTION WITH A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI). A THOROUGH PREFLIGHT AND WALK-AROUND INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CHECKLIST, AND NO ISSUES WERE OBSERVED. PRIOR TO TAXIING, BOTH THE CFI AND THE TRAINEE VERIFIED THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE BRAKES, WHICH WERE OPERATING NORMALLY. AFTER COMPLETING THE CHECKLIST, THE TRAINEE OBTAINED CLEARANCE FROM CPS GROUND TO TAXI TO RUNWAY 30L VIA TAXIWAY BRAVO. THE TRAINEE STOPPED AT THE HOLD SHORT LINE WITHOUT INCIDENT AND AWAITED FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS WHILE CPS GROUND COORDINATED WITH A DEPARTING JET. UPON RECEIVING CLEARANCE FOR TAKEOFF, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO TAXI ONTO THE RUNWAY. AT THIS TIME, THE TRAINEE NOTICED A FAILURE IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM, WHICH PREVENTED HIM FROM EXECUTING THE RIGHT TURN TO ALIGN WITH THE RUNWAY. HE PROMPTLY INFORMED THE CFI, WHO ALSO ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES; HOWEVER, BOTH SETS OF BRAKE PEDALS WERE NONFUNCTIONAL. THE POWER WAS IMMEDIATELY REDUCED TO IDLE, AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, EVENTUALLY COMING TO A STOP ON THE GRASS JUST BEYOND THE LEFT CORNER OF THE RUNWAY. THE CONTROL TOWER WAS NOTIFIED, AND EMERGENCY PERSONNEL WERE DISPATCHED TO THE SCENE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, AND NO DAMAGE WAS REPORTED TO THE AIRCRAFT OR RUNWAY FIXTURES. AN INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE EXTERNAL BRAKE LINES APPEARED INTACT, WITH NO BRAKE FLUID PRESENT ON THE RUNWAY. HOWEVER, BRAKE FLUID WAS OBSERVED INSIDE THE COCKPIT BENEATH THE RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE RIGHT-HAND BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER O-RINGS WERE REPLACED. NO ADDITIONAL REPAIRS WERE REQUIRED. A REVIEW OF THE AIRCRAFT LOGBOOKS INDICATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS AIRWORTHY AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. ## Other reports on N2962E (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20230717017779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230717017779I), Jul 17, 2023: Cessna 172N (N2962E), Cahokia Heights, IL, Minor damage. The student pilot had contacted the CFI before the flight and discussed the approaching convective weather. They determined that the solo flight could… - [Incident 20171111023969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171111023969I), Nov 11, 2017: Cessna 172N (N2962E), London, KY, Minor damage. Commercial pilot student was on a long cross country student mistook a field 5 to 10 miles north as the airport at London, KY (loz). He realized it was not the… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.