<< >> NASA ASRS Report 736860, April 2007

PA28 pilot loses control of aircraft after landing during braking when toe of shoe becomes trapped under bar above brake pedal causing 180 degree turn.

Attributes
ACN	736860
Time
Date	200704
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gfk.airport
State Reference	ND
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee Arrow IV
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 21.1 flight time total : 133 flight time type : 133
ASRS Report	736860
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

On landing; I was instructed by ATC to turn left on the next taxiway and contact ground. I accepted the instruction and braked to slow down. My toe passed a bar overhanging the left brakes and when I tried to release the brake; my shoe became caught on the bar. The pressure from the brake kept my shoe pinned; keeping the brake depressed. With the uneven braking; the plane quickly began to skid to the left and did a complete 180 degree turn; coming to rest on the divide between the runway and the taxiway. I continued to taxi from there. No damage was done to the aircraft or anything else; and I did not go off of the runway or taxiway.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA28 PILOT LOSES CONTROL OF ACFT AFTER LANDING DURING BRAKING WHEN TOE OF SHOE BECOMES TRAPPED UNDER BAR ABOVE BRAKE PEDAL CAUSING 180 DEGREE TURN.

Narrative: ON LNDG; I WAS INSTRUCTED BY ATC TO TURN L ON THE NEXT TXWY AND CONTACT GND. I ACCEPTED THE INSTRUCTION AND BRAKED TO SLOW DOWN. MY TOE PASSED A BAR OVERHANGING THE L BRAKES AND WHEN I TRIED TO RELEASE THE BRAKE; MY SHOE BECAME CAUGHT ON THE BAR. THE PRESSURE FROM THE BRAKE KEPT MY SHOE PINNED; KEEPING THE BRAKE DEPRESSED. WITH THE UNEVEN BRAKING; THE PLANE QUICKLY BEGAN TO SKID TO THE L AND DID A COMPLETE 180 DEG TURN; COMING TO REST ON THE DIVIDE BTWN THE RWY AND THE TXWY. I CONTINUED TO TAXI FROM THERE. NO DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE ACFT OR ANYTHING ELSE; AND I DID NOT GO OFF OF THE RWY OR TXWY.

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.