# Accident 19970315046149A: Piper PA-32-300, Memphis, TN, March 15, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 1997, 22:50 local time
- Place: Memphis, TN
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0279° N, 89.9764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0279&lon=-89.9764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1102N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1102N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL97LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970315046149A

## Narrative

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

(-23) BRAKE HOT DUE TO WORN PARTS BINDING MOVEMENT OF PADS. WORN PISTON SEALS LEAKING.  FIRE STARTED IN WHEEL PART DUE TO FLUIDS AND RESINS IN COVER.  FIRE PROGRESSED TO INBOARD WING (RH) AFT OF INBOARD TANK, AND BURNED THROUGH THE LOWER SKIN DAMAGING WING SPAR AND CONTROL CABLES.  THE WHEEL/BRAKE ASSEMBLY WAS EXAMINED AT THE AMR COMBS FACILITY IN MEMPHIS, TN. WITH INSPECTOR JOHN BURES AS WITNESS.  ALL PARTS FOUND TO BE APPROVED PARTS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL97LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA050), Mar 16, 1997: Piper PA-32-300 (N1102N), Memphis, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of maintenance personnel to properly inspect (and repair) the brake assembly, which allowed a subsequent brake fluid leak and eventual fire.

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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