- Date
- April 16, 1993, 17:15 local (22:15 UTC)
- Place
- Mena, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N9481TCessna T303
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 25, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930416009739A
- Case key
- 18731
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control
Sequence of events
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Analysis
During taxi operations the pilot failed to maintain directional control and the airplane struck a parked airplane. The pilot reported that a malfunctioning brake caused the loss of control. No brake system discrepancies were found during an examination by a certificated inspector airframe (IA)
Factual narrative
On April 16, 1993, at 1715 central daylight time (CDT) a Cessna T303, N9481T, was substantially damaged during taxi operations at Mena, Arkansas. The pilot (owner) was not injured. Weather for the planned flight was visual meteorological conditions.
During an interview conducted by a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector and in a written statement the pilot reported that as he was taxiing out for departure the airplane veered right and he applied his brakes, however, he reported "only the right brake caught." He further stated that the right brake locked and the airplane spun right and struck an unoccupied airplane. A certified FAA inspector airframe (IA) inspected the braking system and reported that no anomaly existed in the braking system and that they were functioning correctly.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9481T
- Reported as
- Cessna T303
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- T30300022
- Airframe hours
- 1,451
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-AE, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Harrell Searcy W.
- Registered owner
- Harrell Searcy W.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 1, 1993 · 134 hours before
- Departed
- M39
- Destination
- CDH · Camden, AR
- Airport
- M39 · Mena, runway 17, 5,000 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 52
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 798 total · 354 in this make and model · 647 as pilot in command · 34 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
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