Narrative:

I taxied to the run-up area of runway 31, and performed my customary pretkof run-up check with my checklist. At this time everything in the plane (including the brakes) appeared to be functioning satisfactorily. Following the run-up, I took my place in line for departure from runway 31. When I was cleared for takeoff, I applied sufficient thrust to start the plane in forward motion, and when I was about 1/3 of the way across the runway, I applied left rudder and brake pressure to turn the airplane back toward the runway. The airplane continued its forward motion onto the grass at the end of the taxiway. I then shut down (pulled to the off position) the mixture, thrust, and RPM levers, and tried applying the brakes again in an effort to stop the plane on the grass. Upon applying the brakes, the plane moved slightly to the right and continued its forward motion. The plane slid down a shallow hill at the edge of the runway, clipped the wing of a parked airplane, turned a full 180 degrees and stopped after striking. I sustained no physical injuries, and there was no one in the parked plane. I promptly informed the FAA, the police department, and my insurance company of the incident, and remained at the incident scene until notified by the proper authority/authorized I could remove and tow to an FBO (service) for evaluation and subsequent repairs. Was informed not to commence repair on the plane until cleared to do so by the FAA.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: APPARENT BRAKE FAILURE, ACFT LEFT RWY, HIT A PARKED ACFT AND STOPPED.

Narrative: I TAXIED TO THE RUN-UP AREA OF RWY 31, AND PERFORMED MY CUSTOMARY PRETKOF RUN-UP CHK WITH MY CHKLIST. AT THIS TIME EVERYTHING IN THE PLANE (INCLUDING THE BRAKES) APPEARED TO BE FUNCTIONING SATISFACTORILY. FOLLOWING THE RUN-UP, I TOOK MY PLACE IN LINE FOR DEP FROM RWY 31. WHEN I WAS CLRED FOR TKOF, I APPLIED SUFFICIENT THRUST TO START THE PLANE IN FORWARD MOTION, AND WHEN I WAS ABOUT 1/3 OF THE WAY ACROSS THE RWY, I APPLIED L RUDDER AND BRAKE PRESSURE TO TURN THE AIRPLANE BACK TOWARD THE RWY. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED ITS FORWARD MOTION ONTO THE GRASS AT THE END OF THE TXWY. I THEN SHUT DOWN (PULLED TO THE OFF POS) THE MIXTURE, THRUST, AND RPM LEVERS, AND TRIED APPLYING THE BRAKES AGAIN IN AN EFFORT TO STOP THE PLANE ON THE GRASS. UPON APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PLANE MOVED SLIGHTLY TO THE R AND CONTINUED ITS FORWARD MOTION. THE PLANE SLID DOWN A SHALLOW HILL AT THE EDGE OF THE RWY, CLIPPED THE WING OF A PARKED AIRPLANE, TURNED A FULL 180 DEGS AND STOPPED AFTER STRIKING. I SUSTAINED NO PHYSICAL INJURIES, AND THERE WAS NO ONE IN THE PARKED PLANE. I PROMPTLY INFORMED THE FAA, THE POLICE DEPT, AND MY INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE INCIDENT, AND REMAINED AT THE INCIDENT SCENE UNTIL NOTIFIED BY THE PROPER AUTH I COULD REMOVE AND TOW TO AN FBO (SVC) FOR EVALUATION AND SUBSEQUENT REPAIRS. WAS INFORMED NOT TO COMMENCE REPAIR ON THE PLANE UNTIL CLRED TO DO SO BY THE FAA.

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.