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A student with a CFI flying an american champ CH7A declare an emergency after experiencing a stuck brake and hitting a taxiway light on a go around.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 619642 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200405 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ojc.airport |
| State Reference | KS |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : iah.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Bellanca Aircraft Corp Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll landing : go around |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 138 flight time total : 3651 flight time type : 1.5 |
| ASRS Report | 619642 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Experience | flight time total : 25000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe conflict : ground critical ground encounters other other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : regained aircraft control |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
I was receiving flight lessons in american champ aircraft model 7KCAB from a flight club instructor located at ojc. We were practicing touch and goes when on our 2ND landing, it felt like the right main wheel or strut gave. The plane dipped to the right and then sprung back to left as though the brakes had locked. I gave it gas to do a go around. Airplane went off runway and before I gained enough altitude, it struck a taxi light on the bottom side of the plane which tore the fabric. We reentered the pattern, declared an emergency and landed. Instructor and I discussed what had happened and we both felt the approach looked good. Our thought at the time, was the wheel had fallen off or went flat. Runway is a north/south. The winds at this time were 4 mph at south/east. Visibility was good. I'm an a&P with 3700 total hours. My instructor is a retired airline captain, 25000 total hours. We both think either the strut gave or the wheel stopped rolling. No one was on the brake at this time. We were in the center of the runway landing and the plane rolled about 10 ft. It pulled to the right and then left. I think the plane's brakes might have stuck.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A STUDENT WITH A CFI FLYING AN AMERICAN CHAMP CH7A DECLARE AN EMER AFTER EXPERIENCING A STUCK BRAKE AND HITTING A TXWY LIGHT ON A GAR.
Narrative: I WAS RECEIVING FLT LESSONS IN AMERICAN CHAMP ACFT MODEL 7KCAB FROM A FLT CLUB INSTRUCTOR LOCATED AT OJC. WE WERE PRACTICING TOUCH AND GOES WHEN ON OUR 2ND LNDG, IT FELT LIKE THE R MAIN WHEEL OR STRUT GAVE. THE PLANE DIPPED TO THE R AND THEN SPRUNG BACK TO L AS THOUGH THE BRAKES HAD LOCKED. I GAVE IT GAS TO DO A GAR. AIRPLANE WENT OFF RWY AND BEFORE I GAINED ENOUGH ALT, IT STRUCK A TAXI LIGHT ON THE BOTTOM SIDE OF THE PLANE WHICH TORE THE FABRIC. WE REENTERED THE PATTERN, DECLARED AN EMER AND LANDED. INSTRUCTOR AND I DISCUSSED WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND WE BOTH FELT THE APCH LOOKED GOOD. OUR THOUGHT AT THE TIME, WAS THE WHEEL HAD FALLEN OFF OR WENT FLAT. RWY IS A N/S. THE WINDS AT THIS TIME WERE 4 MPH AT S/E. VISIBILITY WAS GOOD. I'M AN A&P WITH 3700 TOTAL HRS. MY INSTRUCTOR IS A RETIRED AIRLINE CAPT, 25000 TOTAL HRS. WE BOTH THINK EITHER THE STRUT GAVE OR THE WHEEL STOPPED ROLLING. NO ONE WAS ON THE BRAKE AT THIS TIME. WE WERE IN THE CTR OF THE RWY LNDG AND THE PLANE ROLLED ABOUT 10 FT. IT PULLED TO THE R AND THEN L. I THINK THE PLANE'S BRAKES MIGHT HAVE STUCK.
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.