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An small aircraft, while taxiing, experienced right brake failure causing aircraft to strike and damage 2 taxiway lights.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 372488 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199706 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dxr |
| State Reference | CT |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 38 flight time total : 3800 flight time type : 150 |
| ASRS Report | 372488 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : ground |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : ground critical other anomaly other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
While taxiing on taxiway B at dxr airport and applying brakes, aircraft veered to left hitting 2 taxiway lights. Right brake did not hold. Left brake held making aircraft turn 180 degrees. Reported to ground control lights knocked over entrance taxiway C.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN SMA, WHILE TAXIING, EXPERIENCED R BRAKE FAILURE CAUSING ACFT TO STRIKE AND DAMAGE 2 TXWY LIGHTS.
Narrative: WHILE TAXIING ON TXWY B AT DXR ARPT AND APPLYING BRAKES, ACFT VEERED TO L HITTING 2 TXWY LIGHTS. R BRAKE DID NOT HOLD. L BRAKE HELD MAKING ACFT TURN 180 DEGS. RPTED TO GND CTL LIGHTS KNOCKED OVER ENTRANCE TXWY C.
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.