Brake Failure And Skidding Off Taxiway!
Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 12:14 pm
At around 0700Z Bristol Flying Centre's Citation Jet G-CITJ was back tracking runway 09 for departure and as approaching the end he reported ''Brake Failure'' but managed to vacated via taxiway G where it suddenly swerved off to the right where it came to a rest on the grass!
Anyway, I was there to see it happen and to see the recovery! So here they are:
Back tracking and declaring a brake failure:

The moment of exiting the taxiway onto the grass:

Fire service arrive within a minute of the Citation declaring a brake failure:




A couple of hours of talking and calls to the AAIB the recovery started:

Anyway, I was there to see it happen and to see the recovery! So here they are:
Back tracking and declaring a brake failure:

The moment of exiting the taxiway onto the grass:

Fire service arrive within a minute of the Citation declaring a brake failure:




A couple of hours of talking and calls to the AAIB the recovery started:
