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A DHC2 on floats had brake failure during runway landing resulting in a runway excursion and damage to a float. Maintenance had been preformed on the brakes but were not tested by the pilot due to a water departure. Required paper work was left behind at the maintenance facility.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 944324 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201104 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Beaver DHC-2 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Normal Brake System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 6 Flight Crew Total 26500 Flight Crew Type 1500 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural FAR Ground Excursion Runway Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control |
Narrative:
The flight was a reposition flight as the aircraft had just completed and annual inspection. The plane was at the dock and sitting in the water ready for flight. I preflighted the aircraft and was helped off the dock. Taxi and pre-takeoff checks took fifteen minutes to warm up the radial engine and during this time I cycled the landing gear two times. All indicators were normal in both up and down mode. I was asked to check this gear as some work had been done on the gear/brakes. After takeoff a climb to 1;200 where I cycled the gear to check normal with air loads. All was normal. Cleared to land at destination. Landing was smooth and normal. When brakes applied the aircraft started a gradual turn to the left. Right brake had no effect. Releasing the left brake had no effect. A skid mark on the runway was measured at 241 ft. The aircraft struck a runway annunciator sign and damaged the left float. The flight was about nine to ten minutes. Weather was not a factor. During preflight I overlooked the paperwork portion of the checklist and when asked for the airworthiness certificate and registration; was unable to locate. It was left behind with the logbooks at the maintenance base. From the preflight standpoint; there were three others standing on the dock and I was distracted and just plane over looked it.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DHC2 on floats had brake failure during runway landing resulting in a runway excursion and damage to a float. Maintenance had been preformed on the brakes but were not tested by the pilot due to a water departure. Required paper work was left behind at the maintenance facility.
Narrative: The flight was a reposition flight as the aircraft had just completed and annual inspection. The plane was at the dock and sitting in the water ready for flight. I preflighted the aircraft and was helped off the dock. Taxi and pre-takeoff checks took fifteen minutes to warm up the radial engine and during this time I cycled the landing gear two times. All indicators were normal in both up and down mode. I was asked to check this gear as some work had been done on the gear/brakes. After takeoff a climb to 1;200 where I cycled the gear to check normal with air loads. All was normal. Cleared to land at destination. Landing was smooth and normal. When brakes applied the aircraft started a gradual turn to the left. Right brake had no effect. Releasing the left brake had no effect. A skid mark on the runway was measured at 241 FT. The aircraft struck a runway annunciator sign and damaged the left float. The flight was about nine to ten minutes. Weather was not a factor. During preflight I overlooked the paperwork portion of the checklist and when asked for the airworthiness certificate and registration; was unable to locate. It was left behind with the logbooks at the maintenance base. From the preflight standpoint; there were three others standing on the dock and I was distracted and just plane over looked it.
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.