# Incident 19971117038399I: Amtr GLASAIRIIRG, Corning, CA, November 17, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1997, 13:30 local time
- Place: Corning, CA
- Airport: Corning Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9461° N, 122.1711° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CORNING MUNI (0O4), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9461&lon=-122.1711&mi=10
- Aircraft: N540FT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N540FT-2015-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Carpenter B J/Carpenter S A GLASAIR II-S FT (registry code 05603RM, https://openairdocs.org/model/carpenter-b-j-carpenter-s-a-glasair-ii-s-ft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GLASAIRIIRG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,043 total, 100 in this make and model, 116 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971117038399I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: 1. PILOT ABORTED TAKE-OFF WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A RUNAWAY RUDDER TRIM. USING MAXIMUM BRAKING A BRAKE HOSE RUPTURED SPRAYING HYDRAULIC FLUID ON HOT BRAKE WHICH CAUSED A FIRE. FIRE WAS PUT OUT AND CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE. 2. NO NEMAC. 3. NO PILOT DEVIATION.

## Other reports on N540FT (1)

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

- [Accident 20060212010559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060212010559A), Feb 12, 2006: Amtr GLASAIRIISFT (N540FT), Roseville, CA, Destroyed, 3 fatal. (-23) Aircraft was performing aerobatic operations over a populated area below 500 feet. Pilot lost control and crashed into a residence. Pilot, passenger and…

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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