# Incident 19960730025159I: Piper PA32301, Charlotte, NC, July 30, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1996, 17:28 local time
- Place: Charlotte, NC
- Airport: Charlotte-Douglas International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2132° N, 80.9514° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (CLT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2132&lon=-80.9514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8169C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8169C-2021-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-301 (registry code 7103207, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32301
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960730025159I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON JULY 30, 1996, AT APPROXIMATELY 1728 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A PIPER PA-32-301 (N8169C WAS TAXIING TO RUNWAY 18R. IT WAS NOTICED AT THIS TIME THAT THE RIGHT BRAKE HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS STOPPED, FIRE EXTINGUISHED, AND AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY. THE FIRE BURNED THE UNDERSIDE OF THE WING, STRUT COVER, AND TIRE.

## Other reports on N8169C (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20131218025029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131218025029A), Dec 18, 2013: Piper PA-32-301 (N8169C), Sun Valley, CA, Substantial damage. N8169C lost engine power upon turning crosswind after takeoff from whp. The pilot switched fuel the tanks and performed a mag check and was unsuccessful to…
- [Accident 19831118059229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831118059229A), Nov 18, 1983: Piper PA32301 (N8169C), Kearney, NE, Substantial damage. Nose wheel collapsed when pilot lowered nose during landing. Aircraft veered off the runway striking a light.

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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