A C177RG took off in gusty winds but settling back onto the runway then exited it during hard brakin...

Attributes
ACN	929507
Time
Date	201101
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	Cardinal 177/177RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Route In Use	None
Flight Plan	None
Component
Aircraft Component	Brake System
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 29.2 Flight Crew Total 274.6 Flight Crew Type 61
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural FAR Ground Excursion Runway Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control

Narrative:

A north takeoff was attempted with a gusty north wind. The aircraft became airborne at the abort point; but settled back to the runway. The aircraft veered off the runway to the left approximately 5 ft under hard braking. A cosmetic crack was observed on the left wing tip upon evaluating the aircraft. Eventually landing at my destination; [the] right brake pedal pressure was soft and a small fluid leak was observed near the right wheel. The plane handled ok on taxi and stopped with sufficient braking power. The aircraft was then flown back to the departure airport. Upon landing; a lack of right brake pedal pressure was observed. An FBO was contacted regarding brake repair. The off duty mechanic stated that repairs would not be possible for several days. Thereupon; a different FBO was contacted. He indicated that repairs would be made one one day earlier. The repairs were successful and documented. The aircraft was then returned to its home base.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C177RG took off in gusty winds but settling back onto the runway then exited it during hard braking. A cosmetic crack in the left wing tip and a brake leak did not stop the pilot from flying the aircraft until the right brake failed on a subsequent flight.

Narrative: A north takeoff was attempted with a gusty north wind. The aircraft became airborne at the abort point; but settled back to the runway. The aircraft veered off the runway to the left approximately 5 FT under hard braking. A cosmetic crack was observed on the left wing tip upon evaluating the aircraft. Eventually landing at my destination; [the] right brake pedal pressure was soft and a small fluid leak was observed near the right wheel. The plane handled OK on taxi and stopped with sufficient braking power. The aircraft was then flown back to the departure airport. Upon landing; a lack of right brake pedal pressure was observed. An FBO was contacted regarding brake repair. The off duty mechanic stated that repairs would not be possible for several days. Thereupon; a different FBO was contacted. He indicated that repairs would be made one one day earlier. The repairs were successful and documented. The aircraft was then returned to its home base.

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.