Small aircraft pilot ground loops aircraft on landing at non tower airport due to failure of left br...

Attributes
ACN	129980
Time
Date	198909
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : q24
State Reference	TX
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, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	129980
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Left brake failed. I had been able to pump brake up, but this time I could not. Resulted in ground loop. Landing gear broke. Left wing hit ground. Pilot tired--had been flying several hours a day for 2 months.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT GND LOOPS ACFT ON LNDG AT NON TWR ARPT DUE TO FAILURE OF LEFT BRAKE.

Narrative: LEFT BRAKE FAILED. I HAD BEEN ABLE TO PUMP BRAKE UP, BUT THIS TIME I COULD NOT. RESULTED IN GND LOOP. LNDG GEAR BROKE. LEFT WING HIT GND. PLT TIRED--HAD BEEN FLYING SEVERAL HRS A DAY FOR 2 MONTHS.

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.

Small aircraft pilot ground loops aircraft on landing at non tower airport due to failure of left brake.