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Incident

FAA incident report · Piper PA-32R-301 · Elkhart, IN · July 11, 1997

Date
July 11, 1997 · 16:00 local
Place
Elkhart, IN
Airport
Elkhart Municipal
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N195AJ
Reported as
Piper PA32R301
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Narrative: parking brake apparently left on. T.o. was aborted. While taxiing back to ramp right brake caught fire. Fire department put out fire. Other than the brakes there was no other damage. Diligence in following check list could have averted problem. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PARKING BRAKE APPARENTLY LEFT ON. T.O. WAS ABORTED. WHILE TAXIING BACK TO RAMP RIGHT BRAKE CAUGHT FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT OUT FIRE. OTHER THAN THE BRAKES THERE WAS NO OTHER DAMAGE. DILIGENCE IN FOLLOWING CHECK LIST COULD HAVE AVERTED PROBLEM. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^