A small, #2 engine, low wing aircraft while making a wide left turn the right brake locked up which caused the right propeller to strike a taxi light. Later discovered the parking brake had worked out of off detent.

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Attributes
ACN	521054
Time
Date	200108
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dwh.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 1000 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	521054
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	maintenance : technician
Qualification	technician : powerplant technician : airframe
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical ground encounters other non adherence : published procedure other anomaly
Independent Detector	other other : person 1
Resolutory Action	flight crew : regained aircraft control
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Right brake locked on turn off of runway 17R to runway 17L approach, causing wide left turn which caused right propeller to strike taxi light at intersection. Could not stop aircraft turn in time to avoid light. When brakes applied plane swerved to right side of runway. Applied power to right engine to turn left. Later discovered parking brakes had worked out 3/4 of inch which caused brakes to act up. Having a&P check.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A SMALL, #2 ENG, LOW WING ACFT WHILE MAKING A WIDE L TURN THE R BRAKE LOCKED UP WHICH CAUSED THE R PROP TO STRIKE A TAXI LIGHT. LATER DISCOVERED THE PARKING BRAKE HAD WORKED OUT OF OFF DETENT.

Narrative: R BRAKE LOCKED ON TURN OFF OF RWY 17R TO RWY 17L APCH, CAUSING WIDE L TURN WHICH CAUSED R PROP TO STRIKE TAXI LIGHT AT INTXN. COULD NOT STOP ACFT TURN IN TIME TO AVOID LIGHT. WHEN BRAKES APPLIED PLANE SWERVED TO R SIDE OF RWY. APPLIED PWR TO R ENG TO TURN L. LATER DISCOVERED PARKING BRAKES HAD WORKED OUT 3/4 OF INCH WHICH CAUSED BRAKES TO ACT UP. HAVING A&P CHK.

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.