A cpr small transport hit a taxiway sign.

Attributes
ACN	266726
Time
Date	199403
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hut
State Reference	KS
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 8300
ASRS Report	266726
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 680
ASRS Report	266725
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Upon taxi to runway 17 the pilot stated he had no brake on the left side. Aircraft was in a slight right turn and needed left brake to assist correction of direction. I was in the right seat. Tried my brake and there wasn't any, so I pulled the mixtures, because we were headed for an airport sign. We struck the sign and the right main gear hit either the sign or the concrete base causing the aircraft to pull right, side loading the nose gear causing it to collapse. Damage was mostly the nose gear and attach point. No injuries.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CPR SMT HIT A TXWY SIGN.

Narrative: UPON TAXI TO RWY 17 THE PLT STATED HE HAD NO BRAKE ON THE L SIDE. ACFT WAS IN A SLIGHT R TURN AND NEEDED L BRAKE TO ASSIST CORRECTION OF DIRECTION. I WAS IN THE R SEAT. TRIED MY BRAKE AND THERE WASN'T ANY, SO I PULLED THE MIXTURES, BECAUSE WE WERE HEADED FOR AN ARPT SIGN. WE STRUCK THE SIGN AND THE R MAIN GEAR HIT EITHER THE SIGN OR THE CONCRETE BASE CAUSING THE ACFT TO PULL R, SIDE LOADING THE NOSE GEAR CAUSING IT TO COLLAPSE. DAMAGE WAS MOSTLY THE NOSE GEAR AND ATTACH POINT. NO INJURIES.

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.