# Incident 20010329016639I: Cessna 208, Atlanta, GA, March 29, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 2001, 14:40 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: The William B Hartsfield Atla
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7490&lon=-84.3880&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9539F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9539F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 208 (registry code 2073702, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 208
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A114
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,709 total, 557 in this make and model, 322 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010329016639I

## Narrative

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

(-23) BRAKE/TIRE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE TAXIING FOR TAKE-OFF. FIRE EXTINGUISHED WITH HANDHELD EXTINGUISHER. FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME OUT TO ENSURE FIRE WAS OUT.  NO OTHER DAMAGE NOTED.  POSSIBLE O-RING SEAL MAY HAVE FAILED IN CALIPER SUPPLY LINE.  CALIPER (PART #061-11800) WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED PRIOR TO ARRIVAL.  AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

## Other reports on N9539F (3)

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

- [Incident 20240205000099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240205000099I), Feb 5, 2024: Cessna 208 (N9539F), Bethel, AK, No damage. On February 5, 2024, about 1114 local time, PIC stated that she was cleared to land 1L on Bethel airport, AK, where she planned to land long and touch down at…
- [Incident 20161029022839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161029022839I), Oct 29, 2016: Cessna 208 (N9539F), Dillingham, AK, Minor damage. The aircraft had a brake system failure during landing rollout and taxi to the gate. The aircraft was unable to slow and stop. The aircraft struck a parked…
- [Incident 19880608042019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880608042019I), Jun 8, 1988: Cessna 208 (N9539F), Portland, OR, Minor damage. Lightning strike at cruise at 8500 feet. Smoke in cockpit and radar damaged. Landed safely.

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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