Brake failure on taxiing aircraft which runs into aircraft at hold line.

Attributes
ACN	263919
Time
Date	199402
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gcn
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : elp
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Cessna 402/402C/B379 Businessliner/Utiliner
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 1700 flight time type : 20
ASRS Report	263919
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	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

While taxiing to runway 3 at the grand canyon airport, my brakes failed and I pulled the mixtures to stop. Before stopping I ran into another aircraft, stopped at the hold short lines. To prevent recurrence, fix the brakes in the cessna 402C. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states that since the incident she had had 10-15 people speak to her about brake problems in this model. The brakes work fine at one point, then the next time they are used the pedals go to the floor. No gradual deterioration of braking. The FAA is still investigating the incident and reporter does not know of any conclusions they are making.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BRAKE FAILURE ON TAXIING ACFT WHICH RUNS INTO ACFT AT HOLD LINE.

Narrative: WHILE TAXIING TO RWY 3 AT THE GRAND CANYON ARPT, MY BRAKES FAILED AND I PULLED THE MIXTURES TO STOP. BEFORE STOPPING I RAN INTO ANOTHER ACFT, STOPPED AT THE HOLD SHORT LINES. TO PREVENT RECURRENCE, FIX THE BRAKES IN THE CESSNA 402C. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES THAT SINCE THE INCIDENT SHE HAD HAD 10-15 PEOPLE SPEAK TO HER ABOUT BRAKE PROBS IN THIS MODEL. THE BRAKES WORK FINE AT ONE POINT, THEN THE NEXT TIME THEY ARE USED THE PEDALS GO TO THE FLOOR. NO GRADUAL DETERIORATION OF BRAKING. THE FAA IS STILL INVESTIGATING THE INCIDENT AND RPTR DOES NOT KNOW OF ANY CONCLUSIONS THEY ARE MAKING.

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.