<< >> NASA ASRS Report 951303, May 2011

An AA5B pilot landed and taxied off the runway into grass after the newly installed brakes did not fully engage on the right side. No damage to aircraft or property resulted.

Attributes
ACN	951303
Time
Date	201105
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Cheetah Tiger Traveler AA5 Series
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Landing
Flight Plan	None
Component
Aircraft Component	Normal Brake System
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 3 Flight Crew Total 502 Flight Crew Type 75
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Ground Excursion Taxiway

Narrative:

After landing on runway 20L; turning off at delta; brakes did not fully engage on right side preventing full right turn; 90 degrees to right. Plane ran off into grass median between delta and runway 20R. Nothing on airport was contacted and airplane incurred no damage. Able to taxi out of grass and onto delta as originally cleared and to tie down. Factors: new brakes need further seating (?); perhaps faster speed during turn; and limited recent experience.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An AA5B pilot landed and taxied off the runway into grass after the newly installed brakes did not fully engage on the right side. No damage to aircraft or property resulted.

Narrative: After landing on Runway 20L; turning off at Delta; brakes did not fully engage on right side preventing full right turn; 90 degrees to right. Plane ran off into grass median between Delta and Runway 20R. Nothing on airport was contacted and airplane incurred no damage. Able to taxi out of grass and onto Delta as originally cleared and to tie down. Factors: new brakes need further seating (?); perhaps faster speed during turn; and limited recent experience.

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.