Small transport has brake failure after touchdown. Rolls off end of runway.

Attributes
ACN	179582
Time
Date	199105
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pao
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sna
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 1100
ASRS Report	179582
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Prior to landing, a prelndg check was made and a normal approach was executed. The winds were light. I had applied normal brake pressure. The aircraft slowed up some. It seemed as if I may have had more right brake than left. Then I experienced total brake failure, which caused me to run off the end of the runway. No damage or injuries had occurred to persons or aircraft, or the runway environment. The FAA came and we filed a report. A mechanic had looked at the brakes, which did indeed fail, and had commented that the brand X brakes had been known for these types of failures and were classified as poor brakes, and that brand Y brakes were recommended.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMT HAS BRAKE FAILURE AFTER TOUCHDOWN. ROLLS OFF END OF RWY.

Narrative: PRIOR TO LNDG, A PRELNDG CHK WAS MADE AND A NORMAL APCH WAS EXECUTED. THE WINDS WERE LIGHT. I HAD APPLIED NORMAL BRAKE PRESSURE. THE ACFT SLOWED UP SOME. IT SEEMED AS IF I MAY HAVE HAD MORE RIGHT BRAKE THAN LEFT. THEN I EXPERIENCED TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE, WHICH CAUSED ME TO RUN OFF THE END OF THE RWY. NO DAMAGE OR INJURIES HAD OCCURRED TO PERSONS OR ACFT, OR THE RWY ENVIRONMENT. THE FAA CAME AND WE FILED A RPT. A MECH HAD LOOKED AT THE BRAKES, WHICH DID INDEED FAIL, AND HAD COMMENTED THAT THE BRAND X BRAKES HAD BEEN KNOWN FOR THESE TYPES OF FAILURES AND WERE CLASSIFIED AS POOR BRAKES, AND THAT BRAND Y BRAKES WERE RECOMMENDED.

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.