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Vultee BT13 pilot had the brakes lock up on a taxiway. A propeller strike and a damaged tailwheel mounting was the result.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 628234 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200408 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : axs.airport |
| State Reference | OK |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 1350 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 628234 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
5 aircraft landed on runway 17 (axs). I was #4. #1, #2, and #3 landed and taxied off runway, as I did in approximately 8-10 KT wind, 30 degrees aft runway from approximately 140 degrees. Handling crosswind issues caused brakes to get hot. While on taxiway, aircraft #3 (directly in front of me) came to a stop unexpectedly. I firmly applied the brakes which grabbed, brought the aircraft to a very sudden stop causing the tail to rise far enough to allow contact between propeller and taxiway. Then the tail fell to the pavement and collapsed the tailwheel. No person was injured. Root cause: taxi interval too short.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: VULTEE BT13 PLT HAD THE BRAKES LOCK UP ON A TXWY. A PROP STRIKE AND A DAMAGED TAILWHEEL MOUNTING WAS THE RESULT.
Narrative: 5 ACFT LANDED ON RWY 17 (AXS). I WAS #4. #1, #2, AND #3 LANDED AND TAXIED OFF RWY, AS I DID IN APPROX 8-10 KT WIND, 30 DEGS AFT RWY FROM APPROX 140 DEGS. HANDLING XWIND ISSUES CAUSED BRAKES TO GET HOT. WHILE ON TXWY, ACFT #3 (DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME) CAME TO A STOP UNEXPECTEDLY. I FIRMLY APPLIED THE BRAKES WHICH GRABBED, BROUGHT THE ACFT TO A VERY SUDDEN STOP CAUSING THE TAIL TO RISE FAR ENOUGH TO ALLOW CONTACT BTWN PROP AND TXWY. THEN THE TAIL FELL TO THE PAVEMENT AND COLLAPSED THE TAILWHEEL. NO PERSON WAS INJURED. ROOT CAUSE: TAXI INTERVAL TOO SHORT.
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.