A beech 18 pilot landed in favorable conditions on a CTAF airport when the brakes apparently malfunc...

Attributes
ACN	632852
Time
Date	200410
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mht.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Twin Beech 18
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 182 flight time total : 16696 flight time type : 302
ASRS Report	632852
Person 2
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical ground encounters other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Normal traffic pattern was completed, and a normal approach, all checklists complied with. Normal touchdown. As the aircraft slowed after landing, I applied brakes and the aircraft veered to the right. I released the brakes, corrected to the centerline and rolled out further, applied brakes again, and the aircraft veered right. I tried to correct left, and it swerved a bit left then right, then tipped on its nose. Myself and the passenger in the right seat were uninjured. This was a low speed event. I secured the magnetos, fuel, mixtures, batteries, and generators. We exited the aircraft and walked inside the FBO. Damage to propellers from striking the runway, damage to the nose from striking the runway. Aircraft was replaced onto the tailwheel with assistance from the fire department and towed to the ramp. I suspect a problem with the brakes, or other mechanical failure that cannot be determined at this time. This flight was conducted in accordance with FAA regulations, the aircraft flight manual, and all checklists.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BEECH 18 PLT LANDED IN FAVORABLE CONDITIONS ON A CTAF ARPT WHEN THE BRAKES APPARENTLY MALFUNCTIONED RESULTING IN THE ACFT STRIKING THE PROPS AND NOSE CONE.

Narrative: NORMAL TFC PATTERN WAS COMPLETED, AND A NORMAL APCH, ALL CHKLISTS COMPLIED WITH. NORMAL TOUCHDOWN. AS THE ACFT SLOWED AFTER LNDG, I APPLIED BRAKES AND THE ACFT VEERED TO THE R. I RELEASED THE BRAKES, CORRECTED TO THE CTRLINE AND ROLLED OUT FURTHER, APPLIED BRAKES AGAIN, AND THE ACFT VEERED R. I TRIED TO CORRECT L, AND IT SWERVED A BIT L THEN R, THEN TIPPED ON ITS NOSE. MYSELF AND THE PAX IN THE R SEAT WERE UNINJURED. THIS WAS A LOW SPD EVENT. I SECURED THE MAGNETOS, FUEL, MIXTURES, BATTERIES, AND GENERATORS. WE EXITED THE ACFT AND WALKED INSIDE THE FBO. DAMAGE TO PROPS FROM STRIKING THE RWY, DAMAGE TO THE NOSE FROM STRIKING THE RWY. ACFT WAS REPLACED ONTO THE TAILWHEEL WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE FIRE DEPT AND TOWED TO THE RAMP. I SUSPECT A PROB WITH THE BRAKES, OR OTHER MECHANICAL FAILURE THAT CANNOT BE DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. THIS FLT WAS CONDUCTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAA REGS, THE ACFT FLT MANUAL, AND ALL CHKLISTS.

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.

A beech 18 pilot landed in favorable conditions on a CTAF airport when the brakes apparently malfunctioned resulting in the aircraft striking the propellers and nose cone.