What happened
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(-23) Upon arrival, the pilot taxied the Piper cub to the fuel pumps on the south end of the ramp area east of the runway 17/35. After fueling, the Piper was moved to a parking spot west of the fuel pumps and tied down. The pilot filed a flight plan for blh and after receiving a weather briefing, the pilot of the Piper started the engine, removed the chocks, climbed into the cockpit, and prepared to taxi to runway 17. The pilot observed congestion on the ramp to the left and decided to taxi to the right. The pilot observed a Cessna 206 parked 2 spaces to the south with the engine running. The Piper made a shallow right turn (into the wind) to join the taxiway centerline, but when he attempted to correct the turn to continue south on the taxiway centerline, the Piper continued turning to the right on the same area as the initial turn. The pilot attempted to stop the turn by applying left, then right brakes, and full left rudder, but the pilot reports the brakes did not respond and aircraft did not stop. The Piper's left wing leading edge, approximately 5 feet from the wing tip, impacted the turning propeller of the Cessna. The turning propeller of the Piper then impacted the Cessna's left wing leading edge near the landing lights.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) UPON ARRIVAL, THE PILOT TAXIED THE PIPER CUB TO THE FUEL PUMPS ON THE SOUTH END OF THE RAMP AREA EAST OF THE RUNWAY 17/35. AFTER FUELING, THE PIPER WAS MOVED TO A PARKING SPOT WEST OF THE FUEL PUMPS AND TIED DOWN. THE PILOT FILED A FLIGHT PLAN FOR BLH AND AFTER RECEIVING A WEATHER BRIEFING, THE PILOT OF THE PIPER STARTED THE ENGINE, REMOVED THE CHOCKS, CLIMBED INTO THE COCKPIT, AND PREPARED TO TAXI TO RUNWAY 17. THE PILOT OBSERVED CONGESTION ON THE RAMP TO THE LEFT AND DECIDED TO TAXI TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT OBSERVED A CESSNA 206 PARKED 2 SPACES TO THE SOUTH WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. THE PIPER MADE A SHALLOW RIGHT TURN (INTO THE WIND) TO JOIN THE TAXIWAY CENTERLINE, BUT WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE TURN TO CONTINUE SOUTH ON THE TAXIWAY CENTERLINE, THE PIPER CONTINUED TURNING TO THE RIGHT ON THE SAME AREA AS THE INITIAL TURN. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE TURN BY APPLYING LEFT, THEN RIGHT BRAKES, AND FULL LEFT RUDDER, BUT THE PILOT REPORTS THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND AND AIRCRAFT DID NOT STOP. THE PIPER'S LEFT WING LEADING EDGE, APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET FROM THE WING TIP, IMPACTED THE TURNING PROPELLER OF THE CESSNA. THE TURNING PROPELLER OF THE PIPER THEN IMPACTED THE CESSNA'S LEFT WING LEADING EDGE NEAR THE LANDING LIGHTS.
NTSB investigation
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