20040517007579I

Incident · Destroyed

FAA incident report · Amtr GLASAIR II S F T · Rancho Murieta, CA · May 17, 2004

Date: May 17, 2004 · 10:50 local
Place: Rancho Murieta, CA
Airport: Rancho Murieta Airport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N934S
Reported as: Amtr Glasairiisft
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,500 total350 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N934SRegistration cancelled Jun 21, 2010 · Schuh Dave GLASAIR II S F TS/N 2093 · Built 2004 Airframe modelSchuh Dave GLASAIR II S F T Engine modelContinental IO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Pilot stated that he was making a high-speed taxi run to check the aircraft handling characteristics and to check the engine gauges. The pilot applied full power and when he reached 80KTS he stabilized the aircraft. He then allowed the aircraft to slow down (approximately 60KTS) and checked the brakes. Both worked. About 25 to 30 KTS he applied full braking and the right brake pedal collapsed. The aircraft veered hard left and he states that he released the left brake. The aircraft continued to the left and he states that he pulled the mixture, as he was worried about getting a propeller strike. The aircraft came to rest and the pilot smelled grass on fire. He states he quickly exited the plane and it became fully engulfed in flames. The pilot states that he found hydraulic fluid on the runway by the right wheel skid marks and took pictures.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS MAKING A HIGH-SPEED TAXI RUN TO CHECK THE AIRCRAFT HANDLING CHARACTERISTICS AND TO CHECK THE ENGINE GAUGES. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER AND WHEN HE REACHED 80KTS HE STABILIZED THE AIRCRAFT. HE THEN ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO SLOW DOWN (APPROXIMATELY 60KTS) AND CHECKED THE BRAKES. BOTH WORKED. ABOUT 25 TO 30 KTS HE APPLIED FULL BRAKING AND THE RIGHT BRAKE PEDAL COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED HARD LEFT AND HE STATES THAT HE RELEASED THE LEFT BRAKE. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO THE LEFT AND HE STATES THAT HE PULLED THE MIXTURE, AS HE WAS WORRIED ABOUT GETTING A PROPELLER STRIKE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST AND THE PILOT SMELLED GRASS ON FIRE. HE STATES HE QUICKLY EXITED THE PLANE AND IT BECAME FULLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE PILOT STATES THAT HE FOUND HYDRAULIC FLUID ON THE RUNWAY BY THE RIGHT WHEEL SKID MARKS AND TOOK PICTURES.