<< >> NASA ASRS Report 766104, December 2007

A C152 pilot ran off the taxiway when the left brake failed; damaging a runway light and the propeller.

Attributes
ACN	766104
Time
Date	200712
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 152
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 50 flight time type : 48
ASRS Report	766104
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe excursion : taxiway ground encounters other other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

I was positioned in a C152 at the hold short position area. I decided to do a left clearing turn to check for base and final traffic. The left brake failed during the turn and I ran off the taxiway and banged into a taxiway light. The taxiway light was hit with the propeller and the nosewheel; breaking the taxiway light and damaging the taxiway light and the aircraft's propeller. Pre-taxi I did a brake test in which both brakes were working properly. Also while taxiing to the hold short area I did use the brakes without any problems.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C152 PILOT RAN OFF THE TAXIWAY WHEN THE LEFT BRAKE FAILED; DAMAGING A RUNWAY LIGHT AND THE PROPELLER.

Narrative: I WAS POSITIONED IN A C152 AT THE HOLD SHORT POS AREA. I DECIDED TO DO A L CLRING TURN TO CHK FOR BASE AND FINAL TFC. THE L BRAKE FAILED DURING THE TURN AND I RAN OFF THE TXWY AND BANGED INTO A TXWY LIGHT. THE TXWY LIGHT WAS HIT WITH THE PROP AND THE NOSEWHEEL; BREAKING THE TXWY LIGHT AND DAMAGING THE TXWY LIGHT AND THE ACFT'S PROP. PRE-TAXI I DID A BRAKE TEST IN WHICH BOTH BRAKES WERE WORKING PROPERLY. ALSO WHILE TAXIING TO THE HOLD SHORT AREA I DID USE THE BRAKES WITHOUT ANY PROBS.

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.