# Incident 20120413006549I: Piper PA-12, Conroe, TX, April 13, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 2012, 17:15 local time
- Place: Conroe, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3119° N, 95.4561° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Conroe, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3119&lon=-95.4561&mi=10
- Aircraft: CFSEN (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-12
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120413006549I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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