Pilot of vintage PT19 trainer loses control during taxi and strikes beechcraft.

Attributes
ACN	675155
Time
Date	200510
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lud.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
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Travelair 95
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 25000 flight time type : 250
ASRS Report	675155
Person 2
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
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	Airport Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

After landing at lud; taxied to the gas pump. Filled up with gas. Taxied out of gas pump area headed south. A twin beech was parked on ramp off to my left wingtip. Proceeded to taxi southeast; left turn; on sloping downhill ramp. My aircraft tailwheel unlocked normal keeping my aircraft in a left turn. Now in this mode you only have left to right brake control. Tried to stop left turn with my right brake. The brake failed to work; striking twin beech in the rudder with my right wingtip. The cause of the incident was mechanical; compounded by the slope of the ramp; and not having good access to the taxiway from the gas pump.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF VINTAGE PT19 TRAINER LOSES CTL DURING TAXI AND STRIKES BEECHCRAFT.

Narrative: AFTER LNDG AT LUD; TAXIED TO THE GAS PUMP. FILLED UP WITH GAS. TAXIED OUT OF GAS PUMP AREA HEADED S. A TWIN BEECH WAS PARKED ON RAMP OFF TO MY L WINGTIP. PROCEEDED TO TAXI SE; L TURN; ON SLOPING DOWNHILL RAMP. MY ACFT TAILWHEEL UNLOCKED NORMAL KEEPING MY ACFT IN A L TURN. NOW IN THIS MODE YOU ONLY HAVE L TO R BRAKE CTL. TRIED TO STOP L TURN WITH MY R BRAKE. THE BRAKE FAILED TO WORK; STRIKING TWIN BEECH IN THE RUDDER WITH MY R WINGTIP. THE CAUSE OF THE INCIDENT WAS MECHANICAL; COMPOUNDED BY THE SLOPE OF THE RAMP; AND NOT HAVING GOOD ACCESS TO THE TXWY FROM THE GAS PUMP.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.