Sullivan County Intl. Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Monticello, New York 12701
Wednesday, February 10, 1999 11:15 EST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

After landing, the second pilot, who was in the left seat, at the controls, made a left-hand turn onto taxiway 'Charlie.' A second turn to the left was then made onto taxiway 'Alfa,' a 75-foot wide, down sloping, asphalt taxiway. The brakes appeared to operate normally during all of the turns. The airplane continued to taxi, at a speed of 'about a fast walk,' to the active runway for departure. Due to the strong winds, the power was at idle and light braking was used. As the second pilot began a left 90-degree turn to the runway hold short line, he commented that there were no brakes. The pilot then took the controls and attempted to depress his brakes with no result. The airplane continued to roll, veering to the right into a grass ditch, about 20 feet from the taxiway. Examination of the brakes revealed sufficient brake pedal travel and pressure on the left side brake pedals.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot in command's loss of directional control.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 2/10/1999
Event Day of the Week Wednesday
Time of Event 1115
Event Time Zone Eastern Standard Time
Event City MONTICELLO
Event State NEW YORK
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 12701
Event Date Year 1999
Event Date Month 2
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport SULLIVAN COUNTY INTL.
Event Location Nearest Airport ID MSV
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 1403
Weather Briefing Completeness Not pertinent
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1045 Eastern Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID MSV
Elevation of weather observation facility 1403
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation EST
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 50
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 2
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) -6
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 300
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 18
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust (knots) 26
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) 163
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 2
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 642
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Feb 11 1999 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 635
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information IMAGE
Date of most recent change to record Dec 12 2000 11:24AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N87464
NTSB Number NYC99LA057
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed IFR
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Cessna
Aircraft Model 310R
Aircraft Series Identifier 310R
Aircraft Serial Number 310R-0576
Certified Max Gross Weight 5500
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 6
Number of Engines 2
Fixed gear or retractable gear Retractable
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection 100 Hour
Date of Last Inspection Nov 16 1998 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 60
Airframe Hours 10917
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name PRIMAC COURIER INC.
Aircraft Owner Street Address 333 SYLVAN AVE.
Aircraft Owner City ENGLEWOOD CLFS.
Aircraft Owner State NJ
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 07632
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name PRIMAC COURIER INC
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address 333 SYLVAN AVE
Operator City ENGLEWOOD CLFS.
Operator State NJ
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 07632
Operator Code P77A
Owner has at least one certificate Yes - certificate holder
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Instructional
Second Pilot on Board Yes
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code TEB
Departure City TETERBORO
Departure State NJ
Departure Country
Departure Time 945
Departure Time Zone EST
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code MSV
Destination City
Destination State
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Taxi
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:30AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 33
Runway Length 6300
Runway Width 150
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --