SR20 instructor pilot reports landing with locked brake causing aircraft to contact a snow bank and ...

Attributes
ACN	868629
Time
Date	201001
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	SR20
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Landing
Route In Use	Direct Visual Approach
Flight Plan	None
Component
Aircraft Component	Normal Brake System
Person 1
Function	Instructor Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Multiengine
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 80 Flight Crew Total 320 Flight Crew Type 200
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Ground Event / Encounter Object Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Ground Excursion Runway

Narrative:

Departed on a training flight to do practice pattern work and landings. Flight instructor took controls over the field to check wind and runway conditions. Entered the traffic pattern and made a normal approach. Upon landing the aircraft fish-tailed and felt like it was on ice so I stayed off the brakes to keep the airplane straight. The airplane rolled straight for a short distance then veered to the left. I tried to correct by applying right rudder but was unsuccessful. The left wheel hit the plowed snow on the side of the runway and made the aircraft slide sideways. The aircraft then proceeded off the side of the runway and into the snow. The engine was shut down and fuel shut off. The cirrus airframe parachute system pin was inserted and then I exited the aircraft to verify any damage. No major damage was found just a scrape on the wing where the plane hit a runway light. After exiting the plane and looking at the runway the preliminary thought of the cause was a stuck left brake; which caused the airplane to veer to the left. To prevent this occurring again a more firm touchdown may be needed to break the ice from the brakes and wheels free.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SR20 instructor pilot reports landing with locked brake causing aircraft to contact a snow bank and depart the runway.

Narrative: Departed on a training flight to do practice pattern work and landings. Flight Instructor took controls over the field to check wind and runway conditions. Entered the traffic pattern and made a normal approach. Upon landing the aircraft fish-tailed and felt like it was on ice so I stayed off the brakes to keep the airplane straight. The airplane rolled straight for a short distance then veered to the left. I tried to correct by applying right rudder but was unsuccessful. The left wheel hit the plowed snow on the side of the runway and made the aircraft slide sideways. The aircraft then proceeded off the side of the runway and into the snow. The engine was shut down and fuel shut off. The Cirrus airframe parachute system pin was inserted and then I exited the aircraft to verify any damage. No major damage was found just a scrape on the wing where the plane hit a runway light. After exiting the plane and looking at the runway the preliminary thought of the cause was a stuck left brake; which caused the airplane to veer to the left. To prevent this occurring again a more firm touchdown may be needed to break the ice from the brakes and wheels free.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.