Small aircraft damaged when brake failed during engine maintenance runup.

Attributes
ACN	145804
Time
Date	199005
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ezz airport : zzz
State Reference	MO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 549
ASRS Report	145804
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Ambiguous
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

After replacing an exhaust gasket the aircraft was taken out to check out the engine. The throttle stuck and 1 brake failed to hold and the wing swung around and hit a post, damaging the leading edge of the wing. No one was injured and there was no other damage.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA DAMAGED WHEN BRAKE FAILED DURING ENGINE MAINTENANCE RUNUP.

Narrative: AFTER REPLACING AN EXHAUST GASKET THE ACFT WAS TAKEN OUT TO CHK OUT THE ENG. THE THROTTLE STUCK AND 1 BRAKE FAILED TO HOLD AND THE WING SWUNG AROUND AND HIT A POST, DAMAGING THE LEADING EDGE OF THE WING. NO ONE WAS INJURED AND THERE WAS NO OTHER DAMAGE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.