A binding brake led to a departure from the runway and nose gear damage.

Attributes
ACN	316537
Time
Date	199509
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bkl
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 152
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : observer
Qualification	pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 730 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	316537
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

I signed my student off for his first solo cross country. He had been trying to do this cross country for over a month. The student was probably nervous about his first solo cross country. The student went to depart after getting a late start. I did not witness the incident but went to aircraft 5 mins after it occurred. Apparently, and as told by student, he added full power for takeoff. At about 50 KTS, the aircraft began to pull to the left due to the brake binding. He attempted to counteract with right rudder and brake. The aircraft went off to the left of the runway, rolled across a runway and taxiway sign. This probably snapped the nose gear back and off. The aircraft dug into ground nose first stopping abruptly. The student had prior retarded the throttle to abort the takeoff, however the momentum was too great. The student was uninjured.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BINDING BRAKE LED TO A DEP FROM THE RWY AND NOSE GEAR DAMAGE.

Narrative: I SIGNED MY STUDENT OFF FOR HIS FIRST SOLO XCOUNTRY. HE HAD BEEN TRYING TO DO THIS XCOUNTRY FOR OVER A MONTH. THE STUDENT WAS PROBABLY NERVOUS ABOUT HIS FIRST SOLO XCOUNTRY. THE STUDENT WENT TO DEPART AFTER GETTING A LATE START. I DID NOT WITNESS THE INCIDENT BUT WENT TO ACFT 5 MINS AFTER IT OCCURRED. APPARENTLY, AND AS TOLD BY STUDENT, HE ADDED FULL PWR FOR TKOF. AT ABOUT 50 KTS, THE ACFT BEGAN TO PULL TO THE L DUE TO THE BRAKE BINDING. HE ATTEMPTED TO COUNTERACT WITH R RUDDER AND BRAKE. THE ACFT WENT OFF TO THE L OF THE RWY, ROLLED ACROSS A RWY AND TXWY SIGN. THIS PROBABLY SNAPPED THE NOSE GEAR BACK AND OFF. THE ACFT DUG INTO GND NOSE FIRST STOPPING ABRUPTLY. THE STUDENT HAD PRIOR RETARDED THE THROTTLE TO ABORT THE TKOF, HOWEVER THE MOMENTUM WAS TOO GREAT. THE STUDENT WAS UNINJURED.

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.