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A piper PA32 on landing experienced brake malfunction veering airplane to right incurring a runway excursion. No damage to aircraft or airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 508712 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200104 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : gon.airport |
| State Reference | CT |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lax.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 5.4 flight time total : 492.2 flight time type : 75.2 |
| ASRS Report | 508712 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical excursion : runway other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : regained aircraft control |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Brake locked on landing. Plane veered right. After repeated depression of toe brakes, brakes released to avoid damage to aircraft and runway markers. Best course of action was to steer into grass. No damage was done to aircraft or airport. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the airplane was a piper 32 and incurred no damage on the runway excursion to the airplane or airport lighting. The reporter said the local maintenance facility removed the brakes due to excessive dirt. The reporter said the brakes were tested after cleaning and installation and tested ok.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PIPER PA32 ON LNDG EXPERIENCED BRAKE MALFUNCTION VEERING AIRPLANE TO R INCURRING A RWY EXCURSION. NO DAMAGE TO ACFT OR ARPT.
Narrative: BRAKE LOCKED ON LNDG. PLANE VEERED R. AFTER REPEATED DEPRESSION OF TOE BRAKES, BRAKES RELEASED TO AVOID DAMAGE TO ACFT AND RWY MARKERS. BEST COURSE OF ACTION WAS TO STEER INTO GRASS. NO DAMAGE WAS DONE TO ACFT OR ARPT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE AIRPLANE WAS A PIPER 32 AND INCURRED NO DAMAGE ON THE RWY EXCURSION TO THE AIRPLANE OR ARPT LIGHTING. THE RPTR SAID THE LCL MAINT FACILITY REMOVED THE BRAKES DUE TO EXCESSIVE DIRT. THE RPTR SAID THE BRAKES WERE TESTED AFTER CLEANING AND INSTALLATION AND TESTED OK.
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.