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Captain of a private executive jet hit the hangar during repositioning taxi due to the complete loss of the main brakes. He announced to the reporter that he had no brakes just prior to impact with the hangar. The aircraft left wing and nose baggage compartment areas were damaged.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 418074 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199810 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ict |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 3900 flight time type : 40 |
| ASRS Report | 418074 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : ground critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable none taken : insufficient time other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
While repositioning the aircraft under power on a private ramp area, the pilot taxied the aircraft towards our shutdown area. As he started to make the final turn into position for shutdown, he states 'I have no brakes.' I turn and look between the 2 flight deck seats and observe: the aircraft heading for the corner of a hangar. The pilot pushing with force on the foot pedals with his feet to stop or turn the aircraft. When neither turning nor stopping could be accomplished, I braced myself. He put the throttle lever into cutoff. The aircraft then rolled into the hangar, causing damage to the left wing and nose baggage area. We both exited through the cabin door unharmed. The time from the first call of 'I have no brakes' to hangar impact is estimated by me at 2- 3 seconds. The ramp area was dry and is nearly level.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF A PVT EXECUTIVE JET HIT THE HANGAR DURING REPOSITIONING TAXI DUE TO THE COMPLETE LOSS OF THE MAIN BRAKES. HE ANNOUNCED TO THE RPTR THAT HE HAD NO BRAKES JUST PRIOR TO IMPACT WITH THE HANGAR. THE ACFT L WING AND NOSE BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT AREAS WERE DAMAGED.
Narrative: WHILE REPOSITIONING THE ACFT UNDER PWR ON A PVT RAMP AREA, THE PLT TAXIED THE ACFT TOWARDS OUR SHUTDOWN AREA. AS HE STARTED TO MAKE THE FINAL TURN INTO POS FOR SHUTDOWN, HE STATES 'I HAVE NO BRAKES.' I TURN AND LOOK BTWN THE 2 FLT DECK SEATS AND OBSERVE: THE ACFT HDG FOR THE CORNER OF A HANGAR. THE PLT PUSHING WITH FORCE ON THE FOOT PEDALS WITH HIS FEET TO STOP OR TURN THE ACFT. WHEN NEITHER TURNING NOR STOPPING COULD BE ACCOMPLISHED, I BRACED MYSELF. HE PUT THE THROTTLE LEVER INTO CUTOFF. THE ACFT THEN ROLLED INTO THE HANGAR, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE L WING AND NOSE BAGGAGE AREA. WE BOTH EXITED THROUGH THE CABIN DOOR UNHARMED. THE TIME FROM THE FIRST CALL OF 'I HAVE NO BRAKES' TO HANGAR IMPACT IS ESTIMATED BY ME AT 2- 3 SECONDS. THE RAMP AREA WAS DRY AND IS NEARLY LEVEL.
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.