# Accident 20050307003039A: Cirrus SR22, Half Moon Bay, CA, March 7, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 2005, 20:40 local time
- Place: Half Moon Bay, CA
- Airport: Half Moon Bay Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5136° N, 122.5008° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5136&lon=-122.5008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N517SW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N517SW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cirrus Design SR22 (registry code 2130001, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS SR22
- Reported engine: CONT IO550N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 455 total, 150 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050307003039A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX05LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA109), Mar 8, 2005: Cirrus Design SR22 (N517SW), Half Moon Bay, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

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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