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BE55 beech baron pilot loses the right brake and has a taxiway excursion; propeller strikes 2 taxi lights; aircraft damage.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 693626 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200604 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : geu.airport |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Baron 55/Cochise |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 4160 flight time type : 60 |
| ASRS Report | 693626 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 24 flight time total : 375 flight time type : 3 |
| ASRS Report | 694553 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe excursion : taxiway ground encounters other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
Narrative:
I was helping the purchaser of a BE55 get familiar with his aircraft. This was our first serious work on VFR patterns. We taxied to runway; I did our run-up and took off for a visual circuit. The plan was to do several full stop taxi back lndgs; both flaps up and flaps 30 degrees. His first landing was on touchdown zone (1000-1300 ft down the runway) left of centerline. He slowed the aircraft and exited the runway at A8. During the taxi on taxiway A8; the right brake failed and he drifted left of centerline. I applied full right rudder and announced 'I have control.' we exited the taxiway before he released the left brake. (In his aircraft the right seat has no brakes). The left propeller struck a taxiway light. I informed geu ground that we would taxi to park and taxied the aircraft to the ramp. Supplemental information from acn 694553: upon turning onto taxiway A8; right toe brake went to the floor; aircraft veered left and left propeller hit 2 taxi lights. Mei took over steering; we taxied to ramp and had aircraft towed to parking spot.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BE55 BEECH BARON PLT LOSES THE R BRAKE AND HAS A TXWY EXCURSION; PROP STRIKES 2 TAXI LIGHTS; ACFT DAMAGE.
Narrative: I WAS HELPING THE PURCHASER OF A BE55 GET FAMILIAR WITH HIS ACFT. THIS WAS OUR FIRST SERIOUS WORK ON VFR PATTERNS. WE TAXIED TO RWY; I DID OUR RUN-UP AND TOOK OFF FOR A VISUAL CIRCUIT. THE PLAN WAS TO DO SEVERAL FULL STOP TAXI BACK LNDGS; BOTH FLAPS UP AND FLAPS 30 DEGS. HIS FIRST LNDG WAS ON TOUCHDOWN ZONE (1000-1300 FT DOWN THE RWY) LEFT OF CTRLINE. HE SLOWED THE ACFT AND EXITED THE RWY AT A8. DURING THE TAXI ON TXWY A8; THE R BRAKE FAILED AND HE DRIFTED L OF CTRLINE. I APPLIED FULL R RUDDER AND ANNOUNCED 'I HAVE CTL.' WE EXITED THE TXWY BEFORE HE RELEASED THE L BRAKE. (IN HIS ACFT THE R SEAT HAS NO BRAKES). THE L PROP STRUCK A TXWY LIGHT. I INFORMED GEU GND THAT WE WOULD TAXI TO PARK AND TAXIED THE ACFT TO THE RAMP. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 694553: UPON TURNING ONTO TXWY A8; R TOE BRAKE WENT TO THE FLOOR; ACFT VEERED L AND L PROP HIT 2 TAXI LIGHTS. MEI TOOK OVER STEERING; WE TAXIED TO RAMP AND HAD ACFT TOWED TO PARKING SPOT.
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.