A cpr light transport pilot flew the traffic pattern with only 1 pilot.

Attributes
ACN	256583
Time
Date	199311
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : day
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : day
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 175 flight time total : 8500
ASRS Report	256583
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After a trip on nov/thu/93 we had brake trouble. After our mechanic changes the brakes and wheels, we decided to go out and high speed taxi the aircraft. This was started after several days of long duty and at the end of an 18 hour day. When the mechanic and I got out to the runway, I briefed him that, if things went wrong, as a last resort, rather than causing an accident, I would rather take the aircraft airborne. I also got a clearance from the tower to takeoff, just in case, so as not to cause problems. During one of the high speed taxies, the brakes started jerking. So, I pulled the aircraft airborne after coming back and re-evaluating the situation, with the previous long duty days and at the end of one long one, we should not have been out there high speed taxiing, exposing ourselves to a potential problem. We're now trying to resolve our long duty days so that our decision-making abilities are more sound!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CPR LTT PLT FLEW THE TFC PATTERN WITH ONLY 1 PLT.

Narrative: AFTER A TRIP ON NOV/THU/93 WE HAD BRAKE TROUBLE. AFTER OUR MECH CHANGES THE BRAKES AND WHEELS, WE DECIDED TO GO OUT AND HIGH SPD TAXI THE ACFT. THIS WAS STARTED AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF LONG DUTY AND AT THE END OF AN 18 HR DAY. WHEN THE MECH AND I GOT OUT TO THE RWY, I BRIEFED HIM THAT, IF THINGS WENT WRONG, AS A LAST RESORT, RATHER THAN CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, I WOULD RATHER TAKE THE ACFT AIRBORNE. I ALSO GOT A CLRNC FROM THE TWR TO TKOF, JUST IN CASE, SO AS NOT TO CAUSE PROBS. DURING ONE OF THE HIGH SPD TAXIES, THE BRAKES STARTED JERKING. SO, I PULLED THE ACFT AIRBORNE AFTER COMING BACK AND RE-EVALUATING THE SIT, WITH THE PREVIOUS LONG DUTY DAYS AND AT THE END OF ONE LONG ONE, WE SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN OUT THERE HIGH SPD TAXIING, EXPOSING OURSELVES TO A POTENTIAL PROB. WE'RE NOW TRYING TO RESOLVE OUR LONG DUTY DAYS SO THAT OUR DECISION-MAKING ABILITIES ARE MORE SOUND!

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.