# Incident 20031122028189I: Amtr LANCAIR320, El Cajon, CA, November 22, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 2003, 20:45 local time
- Place: El Cajon, CA
- Airport: Gillespie Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8262° N, 116.9724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GILLESPIE FLD (SEE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8262&lon=-116.9724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N360J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N360J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Warren James E LANCAIR 320 (registry code 05602M4, https://openairdocs.org/model/warren-james-e-lancair-320) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR LANCAIR320
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total, 280 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031122028189I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT LANDED EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT AT GILLESPIE FIELD AT NIGHT. THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR BRAKE ASSEMBLY "LOCKED UP" DURING GROUND TAXI. THE PILOT RELATED TO A RESPONDING COUNTY SECURITY GUARD THAT HE CONTINUED TO TAXI WITH THE BRAKE LOCKED. THIS CAUSED A FIRE TO ERRUPT BY THE TIME THE AIRCRAFT REACHED THE OWNER'S HANGAR. THE PILOT CALLED ATC AND REQUESTED ASSISTANCE FROM THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WITH A HAND HELD FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AS A RESULT. THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT CONSISTED OF LOCALIZED FIRE DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL AND BRAKE ASSEMBLY. THIS INCIDENT IS NOT RELATED TO ANY NMAC OR PILOT DEVIATION REPORTED BY ATC.

## Other reports on N360J (1)

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

- [Incident 20080816849549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080816849549I), Aug 16, 2008: Warren LANCAIR320 (N360J), Windsor Locks, CT, Minor damage. (-23) N360J is an experimental homebuilt Lancair 320 airplane. [privacy data omitted] Was the pilot in command (PIC) of this aircraft on a flight under IFR…

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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