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Incident

FAA incident report · Bnorm BN2A26 · Kailua-Kona, HI · July 5, 2004

Date: July 5, 2004 · 08:00 local
Place: Kailua-Kona, HI
Airport: Keahole Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: MK9A
Aircraft: N32MR
Reported as: Bnorm BN2A26
Reported engine: Lycoming O540E4C5
People aboard: 10
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,140 total48 in this make and model208 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) Pilot was taxiing the airplane for takeoff on a sightseeing tour. He noticed the left main landing gear starting to smoke. The airplane was stopped and passengers removed. The left main landing gear inboard brake was leaking hdy. Fluid on the brake rotor. The fluid leaking on the rotor started the smoke. There was no fire. The pilot after evacuating the passenger assisted the fire department assessing any further damage. Corrective action: maintenance personnel repaired the brake caliper with a new "o" packing. No further leaks noted.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS TAXIING THE AIRPLANE FOR TAKEOFF ON A SIGHTSEEING TOUR. HE NOTICED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR STARTING TO SMOKE. THE AIRPLANE WAS STOPPED AND PASSENGERS REMOVED. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR INBOARD BRAKE WAS LEAKING HDY. FLUID ON THE BRAKE ROTOR. THE FLUID LEAKING ON THE ROTOR STARTED THE SMOKE. THERE WAS NO FIRE. THE PILOT AFTER EVACUATING THE PASSENGER ASSISTED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ASSESSING ANY FURTHER DAMAGE. CORRECTIVE ACTION: MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REPAIRED THE BRAKE CALIPER WITH A NEW "O" PACKING. NO FURTHER LEAKS NOTED.