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FAA incident report · Piper PA-12 · Conroe, TX · April 13, 2012

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Date
April 13, 2012 · 17:15 local
Place
Conroe, TX
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
CFSEN
Reported as
Piper PA-12
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

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What happened

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

8020-23 Form does not allow canadian aircraft or pilot information entry, thus the following is provided:aircraft; registration c-fsen sn 12-2847.pilot informaiton; name; privacy data omitted, private pilot certificate privacy data omittedsummary of incident:at a non FAA towered airport, aircraft taxied in downwind condition for one mile and 79 yards. Brakes overheated and failed causing uncontrolled aircraft to vear to left off the taxiway. Aircraft impacted at a walking pace into berm. Appropriate procedures were performed in shutting securing the aircraft. Minor grass fire from left brake was quickly extinguished. No fire damage to the aircraft. Pilot actions were commnesurage with a brake system failure; no further actions recommended. Use of brakes: there are no cautions, warnings in flight manual or flot specific documenation from manufacturer. Operator states that float manufacturer is taking full responsibility for repair to all damages. Brake system appears to have failed damage as follows:1.right forward gear mount sheared.2.right float punctured at forward inboard skin.3.left main gear overheated with no obvious damage.

As the FAA filed it

8020-23 FORM DOES NOT ALLOW CANADIAN AIRCRAFT OR PILOT INFORMATION ENTRY, THUS THE FOLLOWING IS PROVIDED:AIRCRAFT; REGISTRATION C-FSEN SN 12-2847.PILOT INFORMAITON; NAME; ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^SUMMARY OF INCIDENT:AT A NON FAA TOWERED AIRPORT, AIRCRAFT TAXIED IN DOWNWIND CONDITION FOR ONE MILE AND 79 YARDS. BRAKES OVERHEATED AND FAILED CAUSING UNCONTROLLED AIRCRAFT TO VEAR TO LEFT OFF THE TAXIWAY. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED AT A WALKING PACE INTO BERM. APPROPRIATE PROCEDURES WERE PERFORMED IN SHUTTING SECURING THE AIRCRAFT. MINOR GRASS FIRE FROM LEFT BRAKE WAS QUICKLY EXTINGUISHED. NO FIRE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.PILOT ACTIONS WERE COMMNESURAGE WITH A BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE; NO FURTHER ACTIONS RECOMMENDED.USE OF BRAKES: THERE ARE NO CAUTIONS, WARNINGS IN FLIGHT MANUAL OR FLOT SPECIFIC DOCUMENATION FROM MANUFACTURER. OPERATOR STATES THAT FLOAT MANUFACTURER IS TAKING FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR REPAIR TO ALL DAMAGES. BRAKE SYSTEM APPEARS TO HAVE FAILED DAMAGE AS FOLLOWS:1.RIGHT FORWARD GEAR MOUNT SHEARED.2.RIGHT FLOAT PUNCTURED AT FORWARD INBOARD SKIN.3.LEFT MAIN GEAR OVERHEATED WITH NO OBVIOUS DAMAGE.