<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1107977, August 2013

Pilot of a tailwheel aircraft experienced a left brake failure while south turning during taxi; departs the taxiway causing some damage to the aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	1107977
Time
Date	201308
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft Low Wing 1 Eng Retractable Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Taxi
Flight Plan	None
Component
Aircraft Component	Normal Brake System
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Private
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 38 Flight Crew Total 5200 Flight Crew Type 18
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft Ground Excursion Taxiway Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control

Narrative:

After fueling aircraft I was taxiing out for departure and while south turning on the taxiway the left brake failed. I was in a right turn when the brake failed and there was a 6 foot embankment off the right side of the taxiway. I could not steer the airplane to the left due to the failure so I shut the engine down and went over the embankment. No engine or prop damage was sustained. However the bottom of the runner was damaged and the right wing tip was bent.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Pilot of a tailwheel aircraft experienced a left brake failure while S turning during taxi; departs the taxiway causing some damage to the aircraft.

Narrative: After fueling aircraft I was taxiing out for departure and while S turning on the taxiway the left brake failed. I was in a right turn when the brake failed and there was a 6 foot embankment off the right side of the taxiway. I could not steer the airplane to the left due to the failure so I shut the engine down and went over the embankment. No engine or prop damage was sustained. However the bottom of the runner was damaged and the right wing tip was bent.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.