What happened
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At approximately 16:45 eastern daylight savings time aircraft N16281, Piper PA-34-200, s/n 34-7350122, landed on runway 09L and taxied off onto taxiway (A1) at Kendal-Tamiami Executive (ktmb) during a 14 CFR part 61 instructional flights. Onboard was a student and a flight instructor after a successful landing and taxi the pilot stated that they stopped on taxiway (A1) completed post landing checks and requested to taxi back to runway 09L for another takeoff. The student pilot was at the controls during taxi, after performing a 360 turn to return to runway 09L, when the aircraft began to veer off to the left. The instructor pilot asked the student if he had control of the aircraft? He responded he had control of the aircraft, soon after the right side brake failed. The instructor took control of the aircraft and proceeded to shut the engine off, the aircraft left the taxiway and hit a runway sign with the left engine. The propeller, lower cowling, alternator pulley, sustained damage. On July 28, 2011, this office investigated this incident and found the brake reservoir was completely empty. We observe maintenance trouble shoot the brake system and it was found that the right wheel brake cylinder was leaking at both pistons, the orings were deteriorated and corrosion was present in the cylinders.
As the FAA filed it
AT APPROXIMATELY 16:45 EASTERN DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME AIRCRAFT N16281, PIPER PA-34-200, S/N 34-7350122, LANDED ON RUNWAY 09L AND TAXIED OFF ONTO TAXIWAY (A1) AT KENDAL-TAMIAMI EXECUTIVE (KTMB) DURING A 14 CFR PART 61 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHTS. ONBOARD WAS A STUDENT AND A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AFTER A SUCCESSFUL LANDING AND TAXI THE PILOT STATED THAT THEY STOPPED ON TAXIWAY (A1) COMPLETED POST LANDING CHECKS AND REQUESTED TO TAXI BACK TO RUNWAY 09L FOR ANOTHER TAKEOFF. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS AT THE CONTROLS DURING TAXI, AFTER PERFORMING A 360 TURN TO RETURN TO RUNWAY 09L, WHEN THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VEER OFF TO THE LEFT. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT ASKED THE STUDENT IF HE HAD CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT? HE RESPONDED HE HAD CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, SOON AFTER THE RIGHT SIDE BRAKE FAILED. THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND PROCEEDED TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF, THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE TAXIWAY AND HIT A RUNWAY SIGN WITH THE LEFT ENGINE. THE PROPELLER, LOWER COWLING, ALTERNATOR PULLEY, SUSTAINED DAMAGE.ON JULY 28, 2011, THIS OFFICE INVESTIGATED THIS INCIDENT AND FOUND THE BRAKE RESERVOIR WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY. WE OBSERVE MAINTENANCE TROUBLE SHOOT THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND IT WAS FOUND THAT THE RIGHT WHEEL BRAKE CYLINDER WAS LEAKING AT BOTH PISTONS, THE ORINGS WERE DETERIORATED AND CORROSION WAS PRESENT IN THE CYLINDERS.
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