Originally Posted by
Slash5
Something like this resulted in the front wheel skewer recall a couple years ago. if left loose, the skewer handle could flip into the disk brake, locking up the front wheel.
The simple fix, of course for that was to move the skewer handle to the side away from the brake disc.
I think the fault was most likely to occur with improperly installed wheels, in particular using the skewer handle to screw down the QR rather than flipping the handle to lock it.