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FAA incident report · Amrgen AA-5B · Burbank, CA · November 21, 2006

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Date
November 21, 2006 · 13:50 local
Place
Burbank, CA
Airport
Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airp
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N45253
Reported as
Amrgen AA5B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
190 total
N45253Registered now · Gulfstream American AA-5BS/N AA5B1126 · Built 1979Airframe modelGulfstream American AA-5BEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) While taxiing for departure the pilot noticed that the left brake was not functioning normally. Due to the left brake problem, he decided to return to mercury FBO. Taxiing back the pilot kept power applied to the engine to deep the aircraft straight using the torque from the engine to help steer to the left and right brake to steer to the right. Once back on mercury's ramp the pilot cut the power to the engine. The aircraft then lost the ability to maintain a straight path. The aircraft veered to the right heading for an SR-22 parked on the ramp. Hoping to avoid hitting the SR-22 head on ,the pilot then applied full right brake thinking the aircraft would do a 180 degree turn. The aircraft, however, steered just to the right of the SR-22, both airplanes making contact with their left wing. The aircraft had a left brake problem during the summer. The aircraft was repaired and returned to service. This was the aircraft's first flight after an annual inspection. Departed palo alto landed at Burbank and then was to depart back to palo alto.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE TAXIING FOR DEPARTURE THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE LEFT BRAKE WAS NOT FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. DUE TO THE LEFT BRAKE PROBLEM, HE DECIDED TO RETURN TO MERCURY FBO. TAXIING BACK THE PILOT KEPT POWER APPLIED TO THE ENGINE TO DEEP THE AIRCRAFT STRAIGHT USING THE TORQUE FROM THE ENGINE TO HELP STEER TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT BRAKE TO STEER TO THE RIGHT. ONCE BACK ON MERCURY'S RAMP THE PILOT CUT THE POWER TO THE ENGINE. THE AIRCRAFT THEN LOST THE ABILITY TO MAINTAIN A STRAIGHT PATH. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT HEADING FOR AN SR-22 PARKED ON THE RAMP. HOPING TO AVOID HITTING THE SR-22 HEAD ON ,THE PILOT THEN APPLIED FULL RIGHT BRAKE THINKING THE AIRCRAFT WOULD DO A 180 DEGREE TURN. THE AIRCRAFT, HOWEVER, STEERED JUST TO THE RIGHT OF THE SR-22, BOTH AIRPLANES MAKING CONTACT WITH THEIR LEFT WING. THE AIRCRAFT HAD A LEFT BRAKE PROBLEM DURING THE SUMMER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPAIRED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE. THIS WAS THE AIRCRAFT'S FIRST FLIGHT AFTER AN ANNUAL INSPECTION. DEPARTED PALO ALTO LANDED AT BURBANK AND THEN WAS TO DEPART BACK TO PALO ALTO.