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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Alexandria, LA · January 25, 1998

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Date
January 25, 1998 · 14:50 local
Place
Alexandria, LA
Airport
England Afb
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2881D
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW98LA109
Reported as
Piper PA32300
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1G5
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
653 total10 in this make and model19 in the last 90 days
N2881DRegistration cancelled Nov 5, 2022 · Piper PA-32-300S/N 32-7940176Airframe modelPiper PA-32-300

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What happened

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

Acft was taxing when the brakes caught fire and other parts of the acft caught fire, Alexandria, LA. (-23) aircraft taxied to runway 14, was holding short for takeoff at aex int. Airport. Tower radioed to pilot that he had smoke coming from his landing gear. Pilot reported back he had smoke in the cockpit. Pilot and passengers departed aircraft. Aircraft caught fire in the brake area and proceeded to burn the bottom of the fuselage and wings. Substantial damage to aircraft. privacy data omitted (.4)A braking system fire erupted while the airplane was holding short of runway 14 for takeoff. ATC personnel reported that the airplane taxied 'fast' for approximately 2 miles (due to airport construction) to the runway. The airplane was holding short of the runway when the controller observed smoke coming from the lower part of the aircraft and advised the pilot. The pilot and the passenger exited the aircraft. Subsequently, the fire consumed the cockpit and lower portions of the aircraft. Fire damage precluded a determination of the cause of the braking system fire.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT WAS TAXING WHEN THE BRAKES CAUGHT FIRE AND OTHER PARTS OF THE ACFT CAUGHT FIRE, ALEXANDRIA, LA. (-23) AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO RUNWAY 14, WAS HOLDING SHORT FOR TAKEOFF AT AEX INT. AIRPORT. TOWER RADIOED TO PILOT THAT HE HAD SMOKE COMING FROM HIS LANDING GEAR. PILOT REPORTED BACK HE HAD SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. PILOT AND PASSENGERS DEPARTED AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE IN THE BRAKE AREA AND PROCEEDED TO BURN THE BOTTOM OF THE FUSELAGE AND WINGS. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (.4)A BRAKING SYSTEM FIRE ERUPTED WHILE THE AIRPLANE WAS HOLDING SHORT OF RUNWAY 14 FOR TAKEOFF. ATC PERSONNEL REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE TAXIED 'FAST' FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES (DUE TO AIRPORT CONSTRUCTION) TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE WAS HOLDING SHORT OF THE RUNWAY WHEN THE CONTROLLER OBSERVED SMOKE COMING FROM THE LOWER PART OF THE AIRCRAFT AND ADVISED THE PILOT. THE PILOT AND THE PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE FIRE CONSUMED THE COCKPIT AND LOWER PORTIONS OF THE AIRCRAFT. FIRE DAMAGE PRECLUDED A DETERMINATION OF THE CAUSE OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM FIRE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW98LA109Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAlexandria, LAThe fire in the normal braking system due to an undetermined reason.Jan 25, 1998 · Substantial damage