C182-rg pilot reports brake failure while attempting to turn on to the runway for takeoff. The aircr...

Narrative:

I parked the airplane secured it and went into town for about 2 hours. After returning to the airport I did a preflight gave another briefing and called ground who instructed me to go to runway xx. I stopped did a run-up check and was cleared for take off by tower and to fly runway heading. When I turned to the right to get on the runway I noticed that the right pedal was not responding. The brake was not working as well. It was all I could do to get to a stop so instead of trying turn around or stay on the pavement I called tower immediately and told them I was going to taxi off of the runway and remain clear until further instructions were given; tower approved and said they are sending someone out there to escort me back and to tow the airplane back to the FBO. After returning they called the mechanic to come out and take a look. I contacted the flight school which the airplane belongs to and told them what had happened. The mechanic took a look said he could not find anything wrong and we went for a taxi test around the ramp. Everything seemed fine and the right pedal was working fine. He cleared the airplane to be airworthy. After getting my updated weather I conducted another preflight and called ground again who instructed me to taxi to runway xx. After getting to runway xx I did my run-up and called tower who again cleared me for takeoff and to fly runway heading. I read back the instructions and proceeded onto the runway when the same problem as before occurred in the same exact spot. I made the same decision as before and taxied off the runway softly and slowly as before and stayed with tower until I was cleared to shut down the aircraft and wait for escorts and the tow to come again. My passengers and I rode in the airport police car instead of the aircraft this time back to the ramp. I told the tow guy to put the airplane back at the maintenance shop where it was taken as before and told them not to work on anything until the flight school could be reached to make that decision. I as pilot in command decided to not attempt to fly any more that day. We rented a car from the rental agency at the airport and drove home so that the flight school could decide when and how they wanted to get the airplane back.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C182-RG pilot reports brake failure while attempting to turn on to the runway for takeoff. The aircraft was towed back to the line where Maintenance can find nothing wrong with the brakes. The second attempt results in the same indications at the same point just entering the runway.

Narrative: I parked the airplane secured it and went into town for about 2 hours. After returning to the airport I did a preflight gave another briefing and called Ground who instructed me to go to Runway XX. I stopped did a run-up check and was cleared for take off by Tower and to fly runway heading. When I turned to the right to get on the runway I noticed that the right pedal was not responding. The brake was not working as well. It was all I could do to get to a stop so instead of trying turn around or stay on the pavement I called Tower immediately and told them I was going to taxi off of the runway and remain clear until further instructions were given; Tower approved and said they are sending someone out there to escort me back and to tow the airplane back to the FBO. After returning they called the mechanic to come out and take a look. I contacted the flight school which the airplane belongs to and told them what had happened. The mechanic took a look said he could not find anything wrong and we went for a taxi test around the ramp. Everything seemed fine and the right pedal was working fine. He cleared the airplane to be airworthy. After getting my updated weather I conducted another preflight and called ground again who instructed me to taxi to Runway XX. After getting to Runway XX I did my run-up and called Tower who again cleared me for takeoff and to fly runway heading. I read back the instructions and proceeded onto the runway when the same problem as before occurred in the same exact spot. I made the same decision as before and taxied off the runway softly and slowly as before and stayed with Tower until I was cleared to shut down the aircraft and wait for escorts and the tow to come again. My passengers and I rode in the airport police car instead of the aircraft this time back to the ramp. I told the tow guy to put the airplane back at the maintenance shop where it was taken as before and told them not to work on anything until the flight school could be reached to make that decision. I as pilot in command decided to not attempt to fly any more that day. We rented a car from the rental agency at the airport and drove home so that the flight school could decide when and how they wanted to get the airplane back.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

Attributes
ACN	887714
Time
Date	201005
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Taxi
Flight Plan	None
Component
Aircraft Component	Nosewheel Steering
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Private
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 28 Flight Crew Total 135 Flight Crew Type 21
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe

C182-rg pilot reports brake failure while attempting to turn on to the runway for takeoff. The aircraft was towed back to the line where maintenance can find nothing wrong with the brakes. The second attempt results in the same indications at the same point just entering the runway.