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FAA accident report · Cirrus SR22 · Half Moon Bay, CA · March 7, 2005

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Date
March 7, 2005 · 20:40 local
Place
Half Moon Bay, CA
Airport
Half Moon Bay Airport
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N517SW
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX05LA109
Reported as
Cirrus SR22
Reported engine
Continental IO550N
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
455 total150 in this make and model19 in the last 90 days
N517SWRegistered now · Cirrus Design SR22S/N 0666 · Built 2003Airframe modelCirrus Design SR22Engine modelContinental IO-550 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) Aircraft right landing gear wheel and brake caught fire prior to the takeoff at the Half Moon Bay Airport. Aircraft squawk sheet indicates an open discrepancy with the aircraft pulling hard left during taxi on 03/04/2005. Pilot indicated he was dragging the right brake to hold centerline and taxied the aircraft for over 1/2 mile. Right brake over heated and caught fire. The right wing sustained major damage by the fire. Aircraft has a history of brake problems as documented in the aircraft records.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRCRAFT RIGHT LANDING GEAR WHEEL AND BRAKE CAUGHT FIRE PRIOR TO THE TAKEOFF AT THE HALF MOON BAY AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT SQUAWK SHEET INDICATES AN OPEN DISCREPANCY WITH THE AIRCRAFT PULLING HARD LEFT DURING TAXI ON 03/04/2005. PILOT INDICATED HE WAS DRAGGING THE RIGHT BRAKE TO HOLD CENTERLINE AND TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT FOR OVER 1/2 MILE. RIGHT BRAKE OVER HEATED AND CAUGHT FIRE. THE RIGHT WING SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE BY THE FIRE. AIRCRAFT HAS A HISTORY OF BRAKE PROBLEMS AS DOCUMENTED IN THE AIRCRAFT RECORDS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX05LA109Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHalf Moon Bay, CAThe pilot's excessive braking during taxi that resulted in the right brake overheating and a fire. A factor in the accident was the pilot's continued operation with known deficiencies.Mar 8, 2005 · Substantial damage