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A B18 on landing after slowing down the aircraft drifted to the left. Pilot applied full right rudder and brakes. Aircraft exited the runway into grass. Aircraft not damaged.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 701197 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200606 |
| 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 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Beechcraft Beech Aircraft Corp Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : multi engine technician : inspection authority |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 30000 flight time type : 8000 |
| ASRS Report | 701197 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical excursion : runway other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On jun/sun/06; while landing a BE18. After landing and slowing down; the aircraft started drifting to the left. Realizing that with full right rudder and brake that I was not going to stop the drift; I let the aircraft exit the runway into the grass between the runway and the taxiway; after stopping I unlocked the tailwheel and taxied to parking. While this was very embarrassing no damage occurred to the aircraft; property; occupants or persons on the ground. Inspection of the aircraft by a mechanic determined that the left brake was dragging and the disc was pitted; replaced brake disc and pads; taxi test showed no indication of left turning.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B18 ON LNDG AFTER SLOWING DOWN THE ACFT DRIFTED TO THE L. PLT APPLIED FULL R RUDDER AND BRAKES. ACFT EXITED THE RWY INTO GRASS. ACFT NOT DAMAGED.
Narrative: ON JUN/SUN/06; WHILE LNDG A BE18. AFTER LNDG AND SLOWING DOWN; THE ACFT STARTED DRIFTING TO THE L. REALIZING THAT WITH FULL R RUDDER AND BRAKE THAT I WAS NOT GOING TO STOP THE DRIFT; I LET THE ACFT EXIT THE RWY INTO THE GRASS BTWN THE RWY AND THE TXWY; AFTER STOPPING I UNLOCKED THE TAILWHEEL AND TAXIED TO PARKING. WHILE THIS WAS VERY EMBARRASSING NO DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE ACFT; PROPERTY; OCCUPANTS OR PERSONS ON THE GND. INSPECTION OF THE ACFT BY A MECH DETERMINED THAT THE L BRAKE WAS DRAGGING AND THE DISC WAS PITTED; REPLACED BRAKE DISC AND PADS; TAXI TEST SHOWED NO INDICATION OF L TURNING.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.