Air carrier small transport was taxied into company hangar, breaking both windshields.

Attributes
ACN	123750
Time
Date	198909
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : stx
State Reference	VI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Small Transport
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 40
ASRS Report	123750
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

9/89, I was asked by our maintenance personnel to taxi our company small transport from one point of the ramp to another, about 200 yds away. As I started the taxi roll down slope on the ramp, I stepped on the brakes to make sure they were working and they held fine. As I got closer to the parking spot, I started making a left turn to make a 180 degree turn. The nose wheel tiller was very stiff. As soon as I noticed the stiffness on the nose wheel tiller, I immediately stepped on the brakes, only to find that this time there was none. As I got closer to our maintenance hangar, and unable to stop the airplane by applying brakes, I pulled both throttles into reverse thrust, trying to the get airplane stopped, but the airplane kept rolling and ran into a wooden section of our company hangar, breaking both the captain and copilot windshield.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR SMT WAS TAXIED INTO COMPANY HANGAR, BREAKING BOTH WINDSHIELDS.

Narrative: 9/89, I WAS ASKED BY OUR MAINT PERSONNEL TO TAXI OUR COMPANY SMT FROM ONE POINT OF THE RAMP TO ANOTHER, ABOUT 200 YDS AWAY. AS I STARTED THE TAXI ROLL DOWN SLOPE ON THE RAMP, I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES TO MAKE SURE THEY WERE WORKING AND THEY HELD FINE. AS I GOT CLOSER TO THE PARKING SPOT, I STARTED MAKING A LEFT TURN TO MAKE A 180 DEG TURN. THE NOSE WHEEL TILLER WAS VERY STIFF. AS SOON AS I NOTICED THE STIFFNESS ON THE NOSE WHEEL TILLER, I IMMEDIATELY STEPPED ON THE BRAKES, ONLY TO FIND THAT THIS TIME THERE WAS NONE. AS I GOT CLOSER TO OUR MAINT HANGAR, AND UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRPLANE BY APPLYING BRAKES, I PULLED BOTH THROTTLES INTO REVERSE THRUST, TRYING TO THE GET AIRPLANE STOPPED, BUT THE AIRPLANE KEPT ROLLING AND RAN INTO A WOODEN SECTION OF OUR COMPANY HANGAR, BREAKING BOTH THE CAPT AND COPLT WINDSHIELD.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.