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After landing; an antique fighter lost hydraulic pressure causing a brake failure. Aircraft steering is with brakes so subsequently with no steering the aircraft exited the taxiway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 815768 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200810 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Fighter |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Person 2 | |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 22 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 71 |
| ASRS Report | 815768 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical excursion : taxiway other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
In from a local routine flight; taxiing in from landing. The plane lost hydraulic pressure on the taxiway. Without hydraulic pressure there are no brakes in which to steer the plane. The plane angled off the taxiway onto the grass. No damage to the plane or structures. The plane was then towed to the hangar.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: After landing; an antique fighter lost hydraulic pressure causing a brake failure. Aircraft steering is with brakes so subsequently with no steering the aircraft exited the taxiway.
Narrative: In from a local routine flight; taxiing in from landing. The plane lost hydraulic pressure on the taxiway. Without hydraulic pressure there are no brakes in which to steer the plane. The plane angled off the taxiway onto the grass. No damage to the plane or structures. The plane was then towed to the hangar.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.