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A PA-34 pilot and flight instructor reported finding the main wheel brakes were not working during landing roll. The instructor pilot used the parking brake to bring the aircraft to a stop; during which both main gear tires were blown.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1004021 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201204 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | PA-34-200 Seneca I |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Normal Brake System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Trainee |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 45 Flight Crew Total 485 Flight Crew Type 22 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Instructor Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 60 Flight Crew Total 7700 Flight Crew Type 270 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
Upon landing on the main wheels I applied brakes and the brakes did not work. The other pilot in the right seat said to me 'brakes; brakes;' which I then said to him that I am stepping on them. The other pilot in the right seat then stepped on his brakes and it did not stop or slow down the airplane. When he saw that the plane was not stopping; he reached for the parking brake and applied it in a pumping manner to slow the aircraft down. The airplane came to a stop; but both mains were blown. We did test the brakes on both sides before departing our origin airport. I do not know what might have because the brakes to fail and I do not know if proper maintenance was [performed] on the brake system.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PA-34 pilot and flight instructor reported finding the main wheel brakes were not working during landing roll. The Instructor pilot used the parking brake to bring the aircraft to a stop; during which both main gear tires were blown.
Narrative: Upon landing on the main wheels I applied brakes and the brakes did not work. The other pilot in the right seat said to me 'brakes; brakes;' which I then said to him that I am stepping on them. The other pilot in the right seat then stepped on his brakes and it did not stop or slow down the airplane. When he saw that the plane was not stopping; he reached for the parking brake and applied it in a pumping manner to slow the aircraft down. The airplane came to a stop; but both mains were blown. We did test the brakes on both sides before departing our origin airport. I do not know what might have because the brakes to fail and I do not know if proper maintenance was [performed] on the brake system.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.