- Date
- April 14, 1986, 09:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place
- Bunnell, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N212ERCessna T303
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860414086609A
- Case key
- 31600
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Analysis
While on a dual instructional flight both instructor and the student pilot noted a left brake failure on taxi to takeoff. The instructor attempted to utilize asymmetric power to steer the aircraft but could not control the turn. The aircraft ran off the edge of the taxiway and went into a ditch. The left brake master cylinder was found empty of hydraulic fluid after the accident. The 'o' ring in the master cylinder had failed and allowed the fluid to escape to the right brake system.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N212ER
- Reported as
- Cessna T303
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- T30300239
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520-AE, 250 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Embry Riddle University
- Registered owner
- Cessna Finance Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 27, 1986 · 47 hours before
- Departed
- DAB · Daytona Beach, FL
- Airport
- X47 · Flagler County
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 54
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 10,236 total · 25 in this make and model · 10,036 as pilot in command · 115 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 30° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DAB, 16 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.