What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) N915DJ was parked near the approach end of runway 14 in preparation for engine run-up when the pilot privacy data omitted noticed the odor of smoke in the cockpit. The pilot privacy data omitted opened the door of the aircraft and saw smoke coming from beneath the right wing; closer investigation revealed a brake fire which she unsuccessfully attempted to extinguish with a portable fire extinguisher. While taxiing, the pilot privacy data omitted noticed that the aircraft was pulling to the right. Other witnesses stated they had observed white smoke coming from the right wheel while the aircraft taxied approximately one-half mile to the runway. The fire destroyed the right main landing gear. The lower surface of the right trailing edge flap was burnt, and the entire composite material flap was warped. The lower surface of the right wing was burnt from the right main landing gear outboard to the wingtip. A special airworthiness information bulletin had been issued one week prior, on July 27, 2005. The chicago FAA aircraft certification office was notified of this occurrence in an email to privacy data omitted, aerospace engineer.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) N915DJ WAS PARKED NEAR THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 14 IN PREPARATION FOR ENGINE RUN-UP WHEN THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^ NOTICED THE ODOR OF SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA ^ OPENED THE DOOR OF THE AIRCRAFT AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM BENEATH THE RIGHT WING; CLOSER INVESTIGATION REVEALED A BRAKE FIRE WHICH SHE UNSUCCESSFULLY ATTEMPTED TO EXTINGUISH WITH A PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHER. WHILE TAXIING, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA ^ NOTICED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT. OTHER WITNESSES STATED THEY HAD OBSERVED WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE RIGHT WHEEL WHILE THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED APPROXIMATELY ONE-HALF MILE TO THE RUNWAY. THE FIRE DESTROYED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE LOWER SURFACE OF THE RIGHT TRAILING EDGE FLAP WAS BURNT, AND THE ENTIRE COMPOSITE MATERIAL FLAP WAS WARPED. THE LOWER SURFACE OF THE RIGHT WING WAS BURNT FROM THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR OUTBOARD TO THE WINGTIP. A SPECIAL AIRWORTHINESS INFORMATION BULLETIN HAD BEEN ISSUED ONE WEEK PRIOR, ON JULY 27, 2005. THE CHICAGO FAA AIRCRAFT CERTIFICATION OFFICE WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS OCCURRENCE IN AN EMAIL TO ^PRIVACY DATA^, AEROSPACE ENGINEER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.