Narrative:

Being unfamiliar with the airport, I asked where the cargo ramp was and he said right off of runway 18 so I accepted runway 18, which had a displaced threshold of 1000 ft but still gave me 4124 ft to land. The runway was not VASI equipped because of the displaced threshold. As I came down on final, I was indicating between 125 to 130 KTS on the airspeed. I was a little fast and touched down a little past the numbers. As I came into beta, I noticed only 1 light, on the right side. I went ahead and came into reverse to see if maybe the left beta light was out. I noticed a reverse malfunction on the left engine. I had to get on the brakes to stop the airplane and use my right reverse easing in and out of it so I could maintain control of the airplane. As my speed reduced, I was able to use all of the reverse on the right side. I did have control of the airplane and was at a slow enough speed within the last 900 ft of the runway, but my excessive braking caused a brake fire on the left brake. I taxied into the ramp not knowing that there was a fire. I was not notified by the tower, but the fire department was called by the tower. I called and notified my operations at which time they flew both an airframe and engine mechanic to take a look at the airplane. The left brake and tire were replaced and the engine was extensively looked at. The engine mechanic did several run-ups and adjustments to the left engine. I feel that this problem can be solved if the PIC sticks to the longest assigned runway instead of going to the smaller runway even though it has sufficient runway length.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ATX CARGO MU2B PLT HAD A BRAKE FIRE ON LNDG.

Narrative: BEING UNFAMILIAR WITH THE ARPT, I ASKED WHERE THE CARGO RAMP WAS AND HE SAID RIGHT OFF OF RWY 18 SO I ACCEPTED RWY 18, WHICH HAD A DISPLACED THRESHOLD OF 1000 FT BUT STILL GAVE ME 4124 FT TO LAND. THE RWY WAS NOT VASI EQUIPPED BECAUSE OF THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD. AS I CAME DOWN ON FINAL, I WAS INDICATING BTWN 125 TO 130 KTS ON THE AIRSPD. I WAS A LITTLE FAST AND TOUCHED DOWN A LITTLE PAST THE NUMBERS. AS I CAME INTO BETA, I NOTICED ONLY 1 LIGHT, ON THE R SIDE. I WENT AHEAD AND CAME INTO REVERSE TO SEE IF MAYBE THE L BETA LIGHT WAS OUT. I NOTICED A REVERSE MALFUNCTION ON THE L ENG. I HAD TO GET ON THE BRAKES TO STOP THE AIRPLANE AND USE MY R REVERSE EASING IN AND OUT OF IT SO I COULD MAINTAIN CTL OF THE AIRPLANE. AS MY SPD REDUCED, I WAS ABLE TO USE ALL OF THE REVERSE ON THE R SIDE. I DID HAVE CTL OF THE AIRPLANE AND WAS AT A SLOW ENOUGH SPD WITHIN THE LAST 900 FT OF THE RWY, BUT MY EXCESSIVE BRAKING CAUSED A BRAKE FIRE ON THE L BRAKE. I TAXIED INTO THE RAMP NOT KNOWING THAT THERE WAS A FIRE. I WAS NOT NOTIFIED BY THE TWR, BUT THE FIRE DEPT WAS CALLED BY THE TWR. I CALLED AND NOTIFIED MY OPS AT WHICH TIME THEY FLEW BOTH AN AIRFRAME AND ENG MECH TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE AIRPLANE. THE L BRAKE AND TIRE WERE REPLACED AND THE ENG WAS EXTENSIVELY LOOKED AT. THE ENG MECH DID SEVERAL RUN-UPS AND ADJUSTMENTS TO THE L ENG. I FEEL THAT THIS PROB CAN BE SOLVED IF THE PIC STICKS TO THE LONGEST ASSIGNED RWY INSTEAD OF GOING TO THE SMALLER RWY EVEN THOUGH IT HAS SUFFICIENT RWY LENGTH.

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.