T33 pilot lost directional control during taxi out due to the failure of the left brake causing the aircraft to go off the right side of the taxiway and become stuck in mud.

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Attributes
ACN	539050
Time
Date	200202
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Shooting Star
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 1400
ASRS Report	539050
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical incursion : taxiway other anomaly
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : brakes other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable other
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Taxiing out in T33. Aircraft has no nosewheel steering. Left brake failed and aircraft departed taxiway to the right at low taxi speed. Became stuck in ditch paralleling taxiway. Pilot shut down engine prior to leaving taxiway to reduce thrust to zero, but aircraft had sufficient momentum that pilot was unable to keep aircraft on taxiway with right brake only.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: T33 PLT LOST DIRECTIONAL CTL DURING TAXI OUT DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE L BRAKE CAUSING THE ACFT TO GO OFF THE R SIDE OF THE TXWY AND BECOME STUCK IN MUD.

Narrative: TAXIING OUT IN T33. ACFT HAS NO NOSEWHEEL STEERING. L BRAKE FAILED AND ACFT DEPARTED TXWY TO THE R AT LOW TAXI SPD. BECAME STUCK IN DITCH PARALLELING TXWY. PLT SHUT DOWN ENG PRIOR TO LEAVING TXWY TO REDUCE THRUST TO ZERO, BUT ACFT HAD SUFFICIENT MOMENTUM THAT PLT WAS UNABLE TO KEEP ACFT ON TXWY WITH R BRAKE ONLY.

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.