Incident Overview

Date: Sunday 15 April 2018
Aircraft Type: Cessna 550 Citation Bravo
Owner/operator: private
Registration Number: N4AT
Location: Winnipeg-James Armstrong Richardson International Airport, MB (YWG) – ÿ Canada
Phase of Flight: Taxi
Status: Substantial, repaired
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Component Affected: Hydraulic brake system, specifically the LO BRK PRESS annunciator light and the brake pressure control mechanism.Hydraulic brake system, specifically the LO BRK PRESS annunciator light and the brake pressure control mechanism.
Investigating Agency: TSBTSB
Category: Accident
A Cessna Citation Bravo aircraft, N4AT, experienced a collision with a Bombardier CL-600-2B16 Challenger 605 aircraft during a taxiing operation from Winnipeg International Airport to Bedford, Massachusetts. The pilot lost control of the aircraft, resulting in a right-wing collision with the nose gear of the Challenger. The Cessna sustained significant damage, including a fuel leak and damage to the left wing of the Challenger. The hydraulic brake system’s LO BRK PRESS annunciator light failed to illuminate when brake pressure was below 750 psi due to corrosion.A Cessna Citation Bravo aircraft, N4AT, experienced a collision with a Bombardier CL-600-2B16 Challenger 605 aircraft during a taxiing operation from Winnipeg International Airport to Bedford, Massachusetts. The pilot lost control of the aircraft, resulting in a right-wing collision with the nose gear of the Challenger. The Cessna sustained significant damage, including a fuel leak and damage to the left wing of the Challenger. The hydraulic brake system’s LO BRK PRESS annunciator light failed to illuminate when brake pressure was below 750 psi due to corrosion.

Description

A privately registered Cessna 550 Citation Bravo aircraft, N4AT, was conducting a flight from Winnipeg International Airport, Canada to Bedford, Massachusetts, USA. After starting the engines on Apron II while under the guidance of a ground marshaller, N4AT began to taxi for the departure. During the initial turn from the parking area, aircraft control was lost and N4AT’s right wing collided with the nose gear of C-FXWT, a Bombardier CL-600-2B16 Challenger 605 aircraft, which was parked. The pilot of N4AT subsequently shutdown the aircraft and exited with the passenger without injuries. The right wing of N4AT was substantially damaged, causing a fuel leak on the apron. The left wing of C-FXWT was also damaged in the collision by the nose of N4AT. The TSB’s on-site examination of the aircraft and subsequent laboratory testing of the hydraulic motor and pump assembly of the hydraulic brake system revealed that it would not operate. On-site examination also revealed that the LO BRK PRESS annunciator light would not illuminate when the brake pressure was below 750 psi because the switch was in a constant open state due to corrosion caused by hydraulic fluid contamination.

Primary Cause

Loss of control during taxiing due to pilot error and mechanical failure of the hydraulic brake system.Loss of control during taxiing due to pilot error and mechanical failure of the hydraulic brake system.

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