Small aircraft with left braking fluid leak has loss of control and turns into snow bank on taxiway.

Attributes
ACN	325872
Time
Date	199601
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : wst
State Reference	RI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 5 flight time total : 520 flight time type : 42
ASRS Report	325872
Events
Anomaly	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:

The left brake was leaking fluid which allowed the left brake pedal to be depressed forward over the top of the rudder pedal. While attempting to make a left turn, brake pedal contacted GS receiver installed under panel behind pedals preventing forward movement of left rudder pedal. The aircraft turned right into the snow beside the taxiway. The brake will be svced and the GS receiver will be relocated.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA WITH L BRAKING FLUID LEAK HAS LOSS OF CTL AND TURNS INTO SNOW BANK ON TXWY.

Narrative: THE L BRAKE WAS LEAKING FLUID WHICH ALLOWED THE L BRAKE PEDAL TO BE DEPRESSED FORWARD OVER THE TOP OF THE RUDDER PEDAL. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A L TURN, BRAKE PEDAL CONTACTED GS RECEIVER INSTALLED UNDER PANEL BEHIND PEDALS PREVENTING FORWARD MOVEMENT OF L RUDDER PEDAL. THE ACFT TURNED RIGHT INTO THE SNOW BESIDE THE TXWY. THE BRAKE WILL BE SVCED AND THE GS RECEIVER WILL BE RELOCATED.

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.