<< >> NASA ASRS Report 520851, February 2001

Cessna 414 pilot lost control of the aircraft when pwring up the left engine to pivot toward the runway.

Attributes
ACN	520851
Time
Date	200102
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ofp.airport
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : tpa.tower
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Chancellor 414A & C414
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	controller supervisory : 7 flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 3620 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	520851
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical excursion : taxiway other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : rt brake affectiveness other flight crewa
Consequence	faa : investigated other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On the morning of feb/xa/01, myself and 5 others taxied for departure from ofp to lns. At the end of the taxiway, I pwred the left engine to approximately 2000 RPM to pivot the C414 90 degrees to the runway. At that point I discovered the right brake had failed after I tested them when we left the chocks. I kept the power up to try to complete the turn, but it would not. This momentum carried the plane approximately 20 ft into a ditch, collapsing the nose gear. There were no injuries noted by anyone. It appears that a seal on the master cylinder failed behind the pilot's rudder pedals. Fluid was found inside the fuselage after the incident. There was no fluid present on the ground where the plane had been parked overnight. I perceived that using the one good brake would have carried the C414 off the left side of the taxiway and into a concrete culvert which is why I elected to shut down and taxi off the taxiway into a grassy field. The method that had been used to cut the field shadowed the ditch from my view or I would have taken different actions.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CESSNA 414 PLT LOST CTL OF THE ACFT WHEN PWRING UP THE L ENG TO PIVOT TOWARD THE RWY.

Narrative: ON THE MORNING OF FEB/XA/01, MYSELF AND 5 OTHERS TAXIED FOR DEP FROM OFP TO LNS. AT THE END OF THE TXWY, I PWRED THE L ENG TO APPROX 2000 RPM TO PIVOT THE C414 90 DEGS TO THE RWY. AT THAT POINT I DISCOVERED THE R BRAKE HAD FAILED AFTER I TESTED THEM WHEN WE LEFT THE CHOCKS. I KEPT THE PWR UP TO TRY TO COMPLETE THE TURN, BUT IT WOULD NOT. THIS MOMENTUM CARRIED THE PLANE APPROX 20 FT INTO A DITCH, COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR. THERE WERE NO INJURIES NOTED BY ANYONE. IT APPEARS THAT A SEAL ON THE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED BEHIND THE PLT'S RUDDER PEDALS. FLUID WAS FOUND INSIDE THE FUSELAGE AFTER THE INCIDENT. THERE WAS NO FLUID PRESENT ON THE GND WHERE THE PLANE HAD BEEN PARKED OVERNIGHT. I PERCEIVED THAT USING THE ONE GOOD BRAKE WOULD HAVE CARRIED THE C414 OFF THE L SIDE OF THE TXWY AND INTO A CONCRETE CULVERT WHICH IS WHY I ELECTED TO SHUT DOWN AND TAXI OFF THE TXWY INTO A GRASSY FIELD. THE METHOD THAT HAD BEEN USED TO CUT THE FIELD SHADOWED THE DITCH FROM MY VIEW OR I WOULD HAVE TAKEN DIFFERENT ACTIONS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.