# Incident 19990606006299I: Eicher Robert L CHRISTEN EAGLE, Paso Robles, CA, June 6, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1999, 12:00 local time
- Place: Paso Robles, CA
- Airport: Paso Robles Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6729° N, 120.6271° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PASO ROBLES MUNI (PRB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6729&lon=-120.6271&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14RE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N14RE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eicher Robert L CHRISTEN EAGLE (registry code 05658HN, https://openairdocs.org/model/eicher-robert-l-christen-eagle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,300 total, 540 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990606006299I

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKEOFF ROLL PILOT NOTICED "PLUME OF SMOKE ALONG LEFT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT" JUST AS HE RAISED TAILWHEEL FROM GROUND. PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED AIRCRAFT AND DISCOVERED FIRE AT LEFT WHEEL FAIRING.  PILOT POSITIONED AIRCRAFT TO ALLOW PREVAILING WINDS TO BLOW FIRE AWAY FROM FUSELAGE AND FUEL TANK.  FIRE DEPT DID NOT APPROACH AIRCRAFT, AIRPORT MANAGER EXTINGUISHED FIRE WITH HAND HELD EXTINGUISHER.  DAMAGE CONFINED TO LEFT LANDING GEAR.

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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