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An old navy trainer, an N3N, went off the runway at chandler when the left brake dragged. The pilot's feet slipped on the brake pedals because of improper footwear.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 415215 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199809 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : chd |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Military Trainer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 14 |
| ASRS Report | 415215 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : ground critical other anomaly other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Upon landing on runway 4R at chandler municipal airport, the airplane veered off to the left of the runway. It continued off the runway and struck a VASI light with the left tire which caused light damage to the left leading edge of the wing and to the belly pan on the underside of the airplane. Probable cause was determined to be a left dragging brake. Type of footwear worn allowed feet to slip when attempting to brake the aircraft and prevent it from veering further off the runway. Tower controller advised that it would not be necessary to notify the FAA due to the fact that damage to the aircraft was minimal. Type of footwear worn should permit solid control of brake pedals.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN OLD NAVY TRAINER, AN N3N, WENT OFF THE RWY AT CHANDLER WHEN THE L BRAKE DRAGGED. THE PLT'S FEET SLIPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDALS BECAUSE OF IMPROPER FOOTWEAR.
Narrative: UPON LNDG ON RWY 4R AT CHANDLER MUNICIPAL ARPT, THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF TO THE L OF THE RWY. IT CONTINUED OFF THE RWY AND STRUCK A VASI LIGHT WITH THE L TIRE WHICH CAUSED LIGHT DAMAGE TO THE L LEADING EDGE OF THE WING AND TO THE BELLY PAN ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE AIRPLANE. PROBABLE CAUSE WAS DETERMINED TO BE A L DRAGGING BRAKE. TYPE OF FOOTWEAR WORN ALLOWED FEET TO SLIP WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE THE ACFT AND PREVENT IT FROM VEERING FURTHER OFF THE RWY. TWR CTLR ADVISED THAT IT WOULD NOT BE NECESSARY TO NOTIFY THE FAA DUE TO THE FACT THAT DAMAGE TO THE ACFT WAS MINIMAL. TYPE OF FOOTWEAR WORN SHOULD PERMIT SOLID CTL OF BRAKE PEDALS.
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.