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Attributes | |
ACN | 1189405 |
Time | |
Date | 201407 |
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 | Learjet 45 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | Landing |
Route In Use | Visual Approach |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Component | |
Aircraft Component | Brake System |
Person 1 | |
Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Flight Instructor |
Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 70 Flight Crew Total 3500 Flight Crew Type 730 |
Events | |
Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control |
Narrative:
I was captain and pilot flying. I was flying a normal approach (visual) to runway 7. After fully configuring the aircraft we continued to land. Upon touching down the main gear I lowered the nose wheel onto the runway; deployed the thrust reverses and applied the main brakes. I felt that I had no pressure pushed on the brakes again and I announced that; 'I have no brakes going to emergency braking; I've lost my steering.' as I gently pulled on the emergency brake handle my co-pilot reengaged the steering and reached over and extended the spoilers manually to ensure they were extended. I stated that emergency braking wasn't working and pulled a little firmer and said that I've still got no steering. The steering was reengaged but I didn't have any directional control at this time. My co-pilot said don't skid and I felt the plane start to go sideways. I kept holding the brake handle until we did come to a complete stop facing the opposite direction. At this point I shut down the plane and contacted clearance delivery to let them know that we were on the runway and that runway 7-25 was closed as we could not move and then I called the owner. After shutting down the engines I could still hear something running; I looked over the panel and deduced that it was the aux hyd pump. I shut this down and secured the aircraft. At this point we exited the aircraft and walked around the aircraft to assess for any damage. I pushed down the spoilers manually at this time. I then discussed with my copilot the approach and landing trying to understand what had just happened. The only conclusion that I had was that I lost my main brakes; my emergency brake wasn't effective and that I didn't have directional control. I have since spoken with the maintenance department; management and my co-pilot to figure out what had happened; I have also looked at what I can do differently in this situation to have a better out come.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A LR45 normal brake; emergency brakes and steering failed on landing. The steering reengaged but caused a 180 on the runway but came to a complete stop after which ATC was called to close the runway.
Narrative: I was Captain and pilot flying. I was flying a normal approach (Visual) to Runway 7. After fully configuring the aircraft we continued to land. Upon touching down the main gear I lowered the nose wheel onto the runway; deployed the thrust reverses and applied the main brakes. I felt that I had no pressure pushed on the brakes again and I announced that; 'I have no brakes going to emergency braking; I've lost my steering.' As I gently pulled on the emergency brake handle my co-pilot reengaged the steering and reached over and extended the spoilers manually to ensure they were extended. I stated that emergency braking wasn't working and pulled a little firmer and said that I've still got no steering. The steering was reengaged but I didn't have any directional control at this time. My co-pilot said don't skid and I felt the plane start to go sideways. I kept holding the brake handle until we did come to a complete stop facing the opposite direction. At this point I shut down the plane and contacted Clearance Delivery to let them know that we were on the runway and that Runway 7-25 was closed as we could not move and then I called the owner. After shutting down the engines I could still hear something running; I looked over the panel and deduced that it was the Aux Hyd Pump. I shut this down and secured the aircraft. At this point we exited the aircraft and walked around the aircraft to assess for any damage. I pushed down the spoilers manually at this time. I then discussed with my copilot the approach and landing trying to understand what had just happened. The only conclusion that I had was that I lost my main brakes; my emergency brake wasn't effective and that I didn't have directional control. I have since spoken with the Maintenance Department; management and my co-pilot to figure out what had happened; I have also looked at what I can do differently in this situation to have a better out come.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.