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The lancair columbia single pilot experienced a brake failure during taxi at mqi and impacted a taxiway light, causing damage to the propeller.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 625643 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200407 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mqi.airport |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed 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 : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 18 |
| ASRS Report | 625643 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical ground encounters other other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Aircraft has castering nosewheel, brake steering. Right brake failed, pedal went to floor while taxiing. Plane veered left into taxiway light. As engine was coming to a stop, propeller struck light fixture. Propeller damage. There was no previous sign of brake problem.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE LANCAIR COLUMBIA SINGLE PLT EXPERIENCED A BRAKE FAILURE DURING TAXI AT MQI AND IMPACTED A TXWY LIGHT, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PROP.
Narrative: ACFT HAS CASTERING NOSEWHEEL, BRAKE STEERING. R BRAKE FAILED, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR WHILE TAXIING. PLANE VEERED L INTO TXWY LIGHT. AS ENG WAS COMING TO A STOP, PROP STRUCK LIGHT FIXTURE. PROP DAMAGE. THERE WAS NO PREVIOUS SIGN OF BRAKE PROB.
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.