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Mechanic taxiing for maintenance has brake failure. Runs through fence onto highway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 252962 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199309 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 73ca |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | other personnel |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Experience | flight time total : 1347 |
| ASRS Report | 252962 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
I am both a licensed pilot (not current) and an a&P mechanic. I was taxiing for maintenance purpose only with no intention of flying. During this procedure, an undetermined brake failure developed, probably air in the left brake line, causing an unexpected loss of control. This caused the aircraft to go through a wood RAIL fence out into the nearby highway and stopped. There were no injuries and little damage to aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MECH TAXIING FOR MAINT HAS BRAKE FAILURE. RUNS THROUGH FENCE ONTO HWY.
Narrative: I AM BOTH A LICENSED PLT (NOT CURRENT) AND AN A&P MECH. I WAS TAXIING FOR MAINT PURPOSE ONLY WITH NO INTENTION OF FLYING. DURING THIS PROC, AN UNDETERMINED BRAKE FAILURE DEVELOPED, PROBABLY AIR IN THE L BRAKE LINE, CAUSING AN UNEXPECTED LOSS OF CTL. THIS CAUSED THE ACFT TO GO THROUGH A WOOD RAIL FENCE OUT INTO THE NEARBY HWY AND STOPPED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND LITTLE DAMAGE TO ACFT.
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.