<< >> NASA ASRS Report 123013, September 1989

Small aircraft aircraft landing at dca allegedly experienced locked or dragging brake, hit taxiway sign, aircraft damaged.

Attributes
ACN	123013
Time
Date	198909
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dca
State Reference	DC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 14 flight time total : 374 flight time type : 14
ASRS Report	123013
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : investigated other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

On touchdown left gear felt locked putting aircraft in slow left turn as it skidded down runway. Aircraft made contact with and broke a taxiway sign. Damage to propeller and right wing and damage to right gear, dented belly and right flap. Hole in right wing about size of fist from contact with sign, boot assembly turn near wing root. The aircraft was doing about 80-82 KTS at touchdown with full flaps. Approach had been normal, red over white on VASI. There was a 9 KT crosswind from 360 (on runway 3). I am unsure what immediately precipitated the locked or dragging brake and resulting skid, as landing appeared normal until that point.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA ACFT LNDG AT DCA ALLEGEDLY EXPERIENCED LOCKED OR DRAGGING BRAKE, HIT TXWY SIGN, ACFT DAMAGED.

Narrative: ON TOUCHDOWN LEFT GEAR FELT LOCKED PUTTING ACFT IN SLOW LEFT TURN AS IT SKIDDED DOWN RWY. ACFT MADE CONTACT WITH AND BROKE A TXWY SIGN. DAMAGE TO PROP AND RIGHT WING AND DAMAGE TO RIGHT GEAR, DENTED BELLY AND RIGHT FLAP. HOLE IN RIGHT WING ABOUT SIZE OF FIST FROM CONTACT WITH SIGN, BOOT ASSEMBLY TURN NEAR WING ROOT. THE ACFT WAS DOING ABOUT 80-82 KTS AT TOUCHDOWN WITH FULL FLAPS. APCH HAD BEEN NORMAL, RED OVER WHITE ON VASI. THERE WAS A 9 KT XWIND FROM 360 (ON RWY 3). I AM UNSURE WHAT IMMEDIATELY PRECIPITATED THE LOCKED OR DRAGGING BRAKE AND RESULTING SKID, AS LNDG APPEARED NORMAL UNTIL THAT POINT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.