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A PA-28 brake system malfunctioned after landing preventing the pilot from steering or stopping so he exited the runway at a 45 degree angle hitting a taxi light and an airport sign; this caused propeller and left wing damage.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1123876 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201310 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee/Archer/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Brake System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 50.8 Flight Crew Total 244.7 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Ground Event / Encounter Object Ground Excursion Taxiway Inflight Event / Encounter Object |
Narrative:
At the final approach course 25R; when I have landed touched down on the runway 25R; I reduced my power to idle; retracted flaps; normal brake and back pressure on the yoke to show down the aircraft. Once I have slowed down the aircraft; I turned right to taxiway delta to exit the runway 25R; I stepped on right rudder and applied normal brake so the plane could turn right. The plane did initially turned to the right; but at that particular moment the brake was not function well as well as the plane did not turn; the aircraft did not either stop or turn; therefore the plane went off the taxiway 45 degrees hit the taxi light and destination sign; causing propeller strike and left wing damaged.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PA-28 brake system malfunctioned after landing preventing the pilot from steering or stopping so he exited the Runway at a 45 degree angle hitting a taxi light and an airport sign; this caused propeller and left wing damage.
Narrative: At the final approach course 25R; when I have landed touched down on the Runway 25R; I reduced my power to idle; retracted flaps; normal brake and back pressure on the yoke to show down the aircraft. Once I have slowed down the aircraft; I turned right to Taxiway Delta to exit the Runway 25R; I stepped on right rudder and applied normal brake so the plane could turn right. The plane did initially turned to the right; but at that particular moment the brake was not function well as well as the plane did not turn; the aircraft did not either stop or turn; therefore the plane went off the taxiway 45 degrees hit the taxi light and destination sign; causing propeller strike and left wing damaged.
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.