AA5 experienced brake failure and crossed runway hold line while taxiing at vgt.

Attributes
ACN	599163
Time
Date	200311
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : vgt.airport
State Reference	NV
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : vgt.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cheetah, Tiger, Traveler
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : vgt.tower
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Airliner 99
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 23.8 flight time total : 475.4 flight time type : 500.8
ASRS Report	599163
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : ground critical excursion : taxiway incursion : runway non adherence : clearance other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Miss Distance	horizontal : 20 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

After landing at vgt on runway 12L, instructed to taxi to taxiway D, then taxiway C and hold short at runway 12R. Aircraft was ok until my right turn onto taxiway C. Right brake did not hold, it rolled past the hold bar. I cut the engine to idle and applied the left brake, so as to go off the left of taxiway C onto the gravel before entering runway 12R. A beech 99 air carrier was landing on runway 12R and passed along my right wing at approximately 20-25 ft. I had observed and was aware of the aircraft landing on runway 12R, that was the reason for my decision to take these actions. The air carrier was also aware of the situation and had applied full brakes.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AA5 EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE AND CROSSED RWY HOLD LINE WHILE TAXIING AT VGT.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG AT VGT ON RWY 12L, INSTRUCTED TO TAXI TO TXWY D, THEN TXWY C AND HOLD SHORT AT RWY 12R. ACFT WAS OK UNTIL MY R TURN ONTO TXWY C. R BRAKE DID NOT HOLD, IT ROLLED PAST THE HOLD BAR. I CUT THE ENG TO IDLE AND APPLIED THE L BRAKE, SO AS TO GO OFF THE L OF TXWY C ONTO THE GRAVEL BEFORE ENTERING RWY 12R. A BEECH 99 ACR WAS LNDG ON RWY 12R AND PASSED ALONG MY R WING AT APPROX 20-25 FT. I HAD OBSERVED AND WAS AWARE OF THE ACFT LNDG ON RWY 12R, THAT WAS THE REASON FOR MY DECISION TO TAKE THESE ACTIONS. THE ACR WAS ALSO AWARE OF THE SIT AND HAD APPLIED FULL BRAKES.

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.