Narrative:

This is a non reportable incident per the NTSB regulations. Aircraft had just completed an annual inspection (FBO). The work order from the annual indicates that the l-r brake pads were replaced, the master cylinder for the left brake was removed and repaired and that the brake lines were bled. This flight was a chkout flight to determine the aircraft airworthy. Preflight was accomplished and all system were in normal working order or condition. No particular problems were noted with the brakes other than they felt different than previous flts (before the annual). Taxi from parking to runup, runup and taxi to active runway was normal. Takeoff and flight, all system appeared and operated normally. Upon landing at sna on runway 19L, I taxied off the end of the runway onto taxiway G. The controller instructed me to 'stay to the r-hand side of the taxiway for oncoming traffic and to hold short of runway 19R.' as I rolled off the runway onto the taxiway, my speed was slow enough not to require brakes until I tried to stop short of runway 19R. At the moment I applied brakes, only the right main brake worked, and there was no braking from the left main brake. Consequently the aircraft began to make a right 360 degree turn. Since I was to the right edge of the taxiway, as requested by the controller, the aircraft turned to the right, passed over the taxiway boundary line. In the process of turning, the propeller hit a taxiway light and broke the glass bulb. The engine did not lose any RPM in the process and there was only minor damage to the propeller. I was then able to taxi slowly back to parking, when cleared, using only nosewheel steering. After parking the aircraft, I called the tower (approximately XA30 hours) and spoke to mr X and reported the incident. He took down the particulars, my name and phone number, and told me if they needed anything further, someone would call. I went home. At XB30 hours, I reported the incident to sna airport operations and the FSDO in long beach. Both indicated they would call if they needed further information. A mechanic's review of the brakes revealed that during the annual the brakes were not bled properly. Pumping the brakes prior to touchdown would have helped to alert pilot to the potential problem. Since the aircraft had just come out of annual, any small difference in performance should be duly noted, explored and investigated completely before flight is initiated.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A CESSNA T210, ON A TEST FLT AFTER AN ANNUAL INSPECTION AND MAINT, LOST CTL WHEN TAXIING OFF RWY AFTER LNDG DUE TO FAILURE OF THE R MAIN BRAKE. THE ACFT RAN OVER TXWY LIGHT BREAKING THE LENS AND CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROP.

Narrative: THIS IS A NON REPORTABLE INCIDENT PER THE NTSB REGS. ACFT HAD JUST COMPLETED AN ANNUAL INSPECTION (FBO). THE WORK ORDER FROM THE ANNUAL INDICATES THAT THE L-R BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED, THE MASTER CYLINDER FOR THE L BRAKE WAS REMOVED AND REPAIRED AND THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE BLED. THIS FLT WAS A CHKOUT FLT TO DETERMINE THE ACFT AIRWORTHY. PREFLT WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND ALL SYS WERE IN NORMAL WORKING ORDER OR CONDITION. NO PARTICULAR PROBS WERE NOTED WITH THE BRAKES OTHER THAN THEY FELT DIFFERENT THAN PREVIOUS FLTS (BEFORE THE ANNUAL). TAXI FROM PARKING TO RUNUP, RUNUP AND TAXI TO ACTIVE RWY WAS NORMAL. TKOF AND FLT, ALL SYS APPEARED AND OPERATED NORMALLY. UPON LNDG AT SNA ON RWY 19L, I TAXIED OFF THE END OF THE RWY ONTO TXWY G. THE CTLR INSTRUCTED ME TO 'STAY TO THE R-HAND SIDE OF THE TXWY FOR ONCOMING TFC AND TO HOLD SHORT OF RWY 19R.' AS I ROLLED OFF THE RWY ONTO THE TXWY, MY SPD WAS SLOW ENOUGH NOT TO REQUIRE BRAKES UNTIL I TRIED TO STOP SHORT OF RWY 19R. AT THE MOMENT I APPLIED BRAKES, ONLY THE R MAIN BRAKE WORKED, AND THERE WAS NO BRAKING FROM THE L MAIN BRAKE. CONSEQUENTLY THE ACFT BEGAN TO MAKE A R 360 DEG TURN. SINCE I WAS TO THE R EDGE OF THE TXWY, AS REQUESTED BY THE CTLR, THE ACFT TURNED TO THE R, PASSED OVER THE TXWY BOUNDARY LINE. IN THE PROCESS OF TURNING, THE PROP HIT A TXWY LIGHT AND BROKE THE GLASS BULB. THE ENG DID NOT LOSE ANY RPM IN THE PROCESS AND THERE WAS ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROP. I WAS THEN ABLE TO TAXI SLOWLY BACK TO PARKING, WHEN CLRED, USING ONLY NOSEWHEEL STEERING. AFTER PARKING THE ACFT, I CALLED THE TWR (APPROX XA30 HRS) AND SPOKE TO MR X AND RPTED THE INCIDENT. HE TOOK DOWN THE PARTICULARS, MY NAME AND PHONE NUMBER, AND TOLD ME IF THEY NEEDED ANYTHING FURTHER, SOMEONE WOULD CALL. I WENT HOME. AT XB30 HRS, I RPTED THE INCIDENT TO SNA ARPT OPS AND THE FSDO IN LONG BEACH. BOTH INDICATED THEY WOULD CALL IF THEY NEEDED FURTHER INFO. A MECH'S REVIEW OF THE BRAKES REVEALED THAT DURING THE ANNUAL THE BRAKES WERE NOT BLED PROPERLY. PUMPING THE BRAKES PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN WOULD HAVE HELPED TO ALERT PLT TO THE POTENTIAL PROB. SINCE THE ACFT HAD JUST COME OUT OF ANNUAL, ANY SMALL DIFFERENCE IN PERFORMANCE SHOULD BE DULY NOTED, EXPLORED AND INVESTIGATED COMPLETELY BEFORE FLT IS INITIATED.

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.