Twin small aircraft has brake failure, rolls off end of runway.

Attributes
ACN	249959
Time
Date	199308
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : arr
State Reference	IL
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, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 95 flight time total : 2600 flight time type : 180
ASRS Report	249959
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I just had my right tire and brake pads replaced and decided to go practice an approach or two. Taxi out indicated nothing wrong with my new brakes so I took off. I flew to aurora, shot 3 approachs and decided to land. During the rollout the right brake pedal went to the floor and no brake action resulted. I tried to pump the pedal but received no response. I continued to slow the aircraft with left brake but soon realized I would roll off the end of the runway. I pulled both mixtures to cut off and the propellers stopped but I rolled into the grass at the end knocking the lens off the runway end light. There was no damage to the aircraft and it is impossible to determine what part hit the light. I was tugged in and called the tower to see if they wanted any information. From now on I will pump the brakes on final to assure pressure and test them again after touchdown rather than aerodynamically brake first. The probable cause was air in the line and my failure to anticipate the problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TWIN SMA HAS BRAKE FAILURE, ROLLS OFF END OF RWY.

Narrative: I JUST HAD MY R TIRE AND BRAKE PADS REPLACED AND DECIDED TO GO PRACTICE AN APCH OR TWO. TAXI OUT INDICATED NOTHING WRONG WITH MY NEW BRAKES SO I TOOK OFF. I FLEW TO AURORA, SHOT 3 APCHS AND DECIDED TO LAND. DURING THE ROLLOUT THE R BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND NO BRAKE ACTION RESULTED. I TRIED TO PUMP THE PEDAL BUT RECEIVED NO RESPONSE. I CONTINUED TO SLOW THE ACFT WITH L BRAKE BUT SOON REALIZED I WOULD ROLL OFF THE END OF THE RWY. I PULLED BOTH MIXTURES TO CUT OFF AND THE PROPS STOPPED BUT I ROLLED INTO THE GRASS AT THE END KNOCKING THE LENS OFF THE RWY END LIGHT. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE ACFT AND IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE WHAT PART HIT THE LIGHT. I WAS TUGGED IN AND CALLED THE TWR TO SEE IF THEY WANTED ANY INFO. FROM NOW ON I WILL PUMP THE BRAKES ON FINAL TO ASSURE PRESSURE AND TEST THEM AGAIN AFTER TOUCHDOWN RATHER THAN AERODYNAMICALLY BRAKE FIRST. THE PROBABLE CAUSE WAS AIR IN THE LINE AND MY FAILURE TO ANTICIPATE THE PROB.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.