- Date
- June 24, 1994, 10:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Mesquite, NV
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N6659XCessna 210A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 14, 1994
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19940624016889A
- Case key
- 28782
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Probable cause
Exhaustion of the brake system hydraulic fluid due to an inadequate annual inspection.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot experienced failure of the right brake while taxiing for departure, lost control of the aircraft, and veered into a ditch. An A&P technician examined the aircraft brake system and found the right brake hydraulic cylinder empty. The mechanic then filled the right cylinder, checked the brake lines for fluid leaks, and functionally tested the brakes. No leaks were found and the brakes operated to specification. According to the technician, no evidence of old leaks was observed. Review of aircraft logbooks revealed that the annual inspection was completed on May 27, 1994, 23 hours prior to the accident.
Factual narrative
On June 24, 1994, at 1030 Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 210A, N6659X, veered into a ditch while taxiing for departure at Mesquite, Nevada. The aircraft was owned and operated by the pilot and was on a cross-country personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a VFR flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. Neither the pilot nor the four passengers were injured. The flight was originating at the time with Rock Springs, Wyoming, as the destination.
In his written statement, the pilot said he experienced failure of the right brake while taxiing for departure. The pilot lost control and the aircraft veered into a ditch.
A certificated airframe and powerplant technician examined the aircraft brake system and found the right brake hydraulic cylinder empty. The mechanic then filled the right cylinder, checked the brake lines for fluid leaks, and functionally tested the brakes. No leaks were found and the brakes operated to specification. According to the technician, no evidence of old leaks were observed.
Review of aircraft logbooks revealed that the annual inspection was completed on May 27, 1994, 23 hours prior to the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6659X
- Reported as
- Cessna 210A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 21057659
- Airframe hours
- 2,434
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-E, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- David Jackson
- Registered owner
- David Jackson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 27, 1994 · 23 hours before
- Destination
- RKS · Rock Springs, WY
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- 67L · Mesquite
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 186 total · 86 in this make and model · 139 as pilot in command · 48 in the last 90 days · 30 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 99 °F, dew point 21 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LAS, 79 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N6659X · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.