Narrative:

Upon taxi to runway 17 the pilot stated he had no brake on the left side. Aircraft was in a slight right turn and needed left brake to assist correction of direction. I was in the right seat. Tried my brake and there wasn't any, so I pulled the mixtures, because we were headed for an airport sign. We struck the sign and the right main gear hit either the sign or the concrete base causing the aircraft to pull right, side loading the nose gear causing it to collapse. Damage was mostly the nose gear and attach point. No injuries.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CPR SMT HIT A TXWY SIGN.

Narrative: UPON TAXI TO RWY 17 THE PLT STATED HE HAD NO BRAKE ON THE L SIDE. ACFT WAS IN A SLIGHT R TURN AND NEEDED L BRAKE TO ASSIST CORRECTION OF DIRECTION. I WAS IN THE R SEAT. TRIED MY BRAKE AND THERE WASN'T ANY, SO I PULLED THE MIXTURES, BECAUSE WE WERE HEADED FOR AN ARPT SIGN. WE STRUCK THE SIGN AND THE R MAIN GEAR HIT EITHER THE SIGN OR THE CONCRETE BASE CAUSING THE ACFT TO PULL R, SIDE LOADING THE NOSE GEAR CAUSING IT TO COLLAPSE. DAMAGE WAS MOSTLY THE NOSE GEAR AND ATTACH POINT. NO INJURIES.

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.