At about 0920 eastern time, a Cessna 172S collided with a parked airplane while taxiing at the Melbourne Regional Airport. The student pilot was not injured. The pilot said he received his taxi clearance and released the parking brake. The airplane began to roll forward and he applied the airplanes brakes to perform a brake check, but the brakes were ineffective. The airplane rolled forward and collided with a parked twin. Several witnesses said they heard the engine operating at high power before the impact.
April 12, Melbourne, Fla. / Cessna 172
At about 0920 eastern time, a Cessna 172S collided with a parked airplane while taxiing at the Melbourne Regional Airport. The student pilot was not injured. The pilot said he received his taxi clearance and released the parking brake. The airplane began to roll forward and he applied the airplanes brakes to perform a brake check, but the brakes were ineffective. The airplane rolled forward and collided with a parked twin. Several witnesses said they heard the engine operating at high power before the impact....
Key Takeaways:
- A Cessna 172S, operated by a student pilot, collided with a parked twin-engine airplane while taxiing at Melbourne Regional Airport.
- The student pilot claimed the aircraft's brakes were ineffective during a pre-taxi check after releasing the parking brake.
- Witnesses reported hearing the Cessna's engine operating at high power just before the collision.
- The student pilot was not injured in the incident.
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