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Runway excursion by a PA32 saratoga private pilot when the right brake fails during landing roll at fpr.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 624833 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200407 |
| Day | Fri |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : fpr.airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 1100 flight time type : 700 |
| ASRS Report | 624833 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical excursion : runway other anomaly other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
I was landing in fpr during daylight, good WX in my 1989 piper saratoga fixed gear plane when, during the rollout, due to a failure of the right brake the aircraft veered to the left and went into the grass on the left side of the runway. I believed that I had a nose gear problem but after the plane was inspected, the mechanic determined that I applied the brakes of both pedals but only the left brake was properly functioning due to air and/or a leak of fluid from the master cylinder. These repairs have been made and I have scheduled a CFI to conduct some dual time in order to feel comfortable with the aircraft and in order to obtain some anticipatory training in the event that this ever happens again. There was no damage done to my airplane and no damage done to the airport area. I have owned this plane for yrs and was familiar with the type by ownership of this plane and a similar one in the past. The plane's front nosewheel pants had been damaged by an FBO towing the plane only 4 days before this incident and although I believed that this was the cause of the problem as I was rolling off the runway, I am now confident that it had nothing to do with this outcome.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: RWY EXCURSION BY A PA32 SARATOGA PVT PLT WHEN THE R BRAKE FAILS DURING LNDG ROLL AT FPR.
Narrative: I WAS LNDG IN FPR DURING DAYLIGHT, GOOD WX IN MY 1989 PIPER SARATOGA FIXED GEAR PLANE WHEN, DURING THE ROLLOUT, DUE TO A FAILURE OF THE R BRAKE THE ACFT VEERED TO THE L AND WENT INTO THE GRASS ON THE L SIDE OF THE RWY. I BELIEVED THAT I HAD A NOSE GEAR PROB BUT AFTER THE PLANE WAS INSPECTED, THE MECH DETERMINED THAT I APPLIED THE BRAKES OF BOTH PEDALS BUT ONLY THE L BRAKE WAS PROPERLY FUNCTIONING DUE TO AIR AND/OR A LEAK OF FLUID FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER. THESE REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE AND I HAVE SCHEDULED A CFI TO CONDUCT SOME DUAL TIME IN ORDER TO FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH THE ACFT AND IN ORDER TO OBTAIN SOME ANTICIPATORY TRAINING IN THE EVENT THAT THIS EVER HAPPENS AGAIN. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE DONE TO MY AIRPLANE AND NO DAMAGE DONE TO THE ARPT AREA. I HAVE OWNED THIS PLANE FOR YRS AND WAS FAMILIAR WITH THE TYPE BY OWNERSHIP OF THIS PLANE AND A SIMILAR ONE IN THE PAST. THE PLANE'S FRONT NOSEWHEEL PANTS HAD BEEN DAMAGED BY AN FBO TOWING THE PLANE ONLY 4 DAYS BEFORE THIS INCIDENT AND ALTHOUGH I BELIEVED THAT THIS WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PROB AS I WAS ROLLING OFF THE RWY, I AM NOW CONFIDENT THAT IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS OUTCOME.
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.