A C310J while taxiing struck 2 parked cars due to left brake failure incurring damage to the right w...

Attributes
ACN	379174
Time
Date	199708
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bur
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 310/T310C
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	379174
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : ground critical other anomaly other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time none taken : unable
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was in the right with my friend in the left for a familiarization flight in C310J. We preflight the airplane, started engines, called clearance and ground and had instructions to taxi to runway 8. Nosewheel was on yellow line and after initial power application brakes were checked with no abnormalities. Taxiing was continued on yellow line but neither pilot could steer the airplane away from parked cars along the fence on right side. There was no response from left brakes when brakes were applied. Right tip tank impacted the first car on the row and turned the airplane to the right causing right engine/propeller to impact the second car. Parking is very congested on this side of airport because of freight trucks and pallets parked on left side of yellow taxi line and privately owned cars parked on right of taxi line. Clearance is no more than 3-5 ft on either side. In this situation the left brakes failed at the worse time and place, and by the time we shut the engines down, airplane was within few ft of automobiles.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C310J WHILE TAXIING STRUCK 2 PARKED CARS DUE TO L BRAKE FAILURE INCURRING DAMAGE TO THE R WINGTIP TANK AND R ENG PROP.

Narrative: I WAS IN THE R WITH MY FRIEND IN THE L FOR A FAMILIARIZATION FLT IN C310J. WE PREFLT THE AIRPLANE, STARTED ENGS, CALLED CLRNC AND GND AND HAD INSTRUCTIONS TO TAXI TO RWY 8. NOSEWHEEL WAS ON YELLOW LINE AND AFTER INITIAL PWR APPLICATION BRAKES WERE CHKED WITH NO ABNORMALITIES. TAXIING WAS CONTINUED ON YELLOW LINE BUT NEITHER PLT COULD STEER THE AIRPLANE AWAY FROM PARKED CARS ALONG THE FENCE ON R SIDE. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM L BRAKES WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. R TIP TANK IMPACTED THE FIRST CAR ON THE ROW AND TURNED THE AIRPLANE TO THE R CAUSING R ENG/PROP TO IMPACT THE SECOND CAR. PARKING IS VERY CONGESTED ON THIS SIDE OF ARPT BECAUSE OF FREIGHT TRUCKS AND PALLETS PARKED ON L SIDE OF YELLOW TAXI LINE AND PRIVATELY OWNED CARS PARKED ON R OF TAXI LINE. CLRNC IS NO MORE THAN 3-5 FT ON EITHER SIDE. IN THIS SIT THE L BRAKES FAILED AT THE WORSE TIME AND PLACE, AND BY THE TIME WE SHUT THE ENGS DOWN, AIRPLANE WAS WITHIN FEW FT OF AUTOMOBILES.

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.

A C310J while taxiing struck 2 parked cars due to left brake failure incurring damage to the right wingtip tank and right engine propeller.