Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Commercial; Flight Crew Instrument
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 150; Flight Crew Total 660; Flight Crew Type 250
Troubleshooting
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control; Ground Excursion Taxiway
Aircraft Aircraft Damaged; General Evacuated
Aircraft
Taxi out from regional airport. On Taxiway Charlie to runway; while enroute right brake failed. Aircraft drifted to the left onto the grass. Shutdown aircraft and contact Tower to let them know; rescue trucks arrived to help push airplane back onto pavement. Tow tug arrived and tug back to maintenance hangar for repair.
Pilot of a Cessna 172 reported a brake failure resulting in a taxiway excursion.