# Accident 20051209033999A: Cirrus SR22, Houston, TX, December 9, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 2005, 15:00 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: David Wayne Hooks Memorial Arp
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0619° N, 95.5528° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0619&lon=-95.5528&mi=10
- Aircraft: N302BY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N302BY) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,100 total, 175 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06LA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051209033999A

## Narrative

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

(-23) 12/09/2005 KDWH AIRPORT, N302BY, A CIRRUS SR22 WITH THREE PERSONS ON BOARD STOPPED ON TAXIWAY FOXTROT FOR PRE-TAKEOFF CHECKS AND DEPARTURE ON RUNWAY 35. TOWER PERSONNEL INFORMED CREW THAT THE RH LANDING GEAR WAS ON FIRE. CREW EVACUATED AND ATTEMPTED TO PUT OUT FIRE, PERSONNEL IN THE ADJACENT HANGAR AREA ASSISTED AND PUT OUT FIRE. THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE RH LANDING GEAR AND SPREAD TO THE RH WING UNDERSIDE. THE RH LANDING GEAR AND RH WING SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. CIRRUS DESIGN PROVIDED RPM SETTINGS AS REPORTED BY THE ON BOARD COMPUTER SYSTEM DURING THE 5000 FT. TAXI AT KDWH THAT WERE HIGHER THAN RECOMMENDED BY CIRRUS. THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS OF BRAKE SYSTEM DEFICIENCIES PRIOR TO THE FIRE. WINDS WERE 4KT AT 040.

## 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 DFW06LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06LA038), Dec 9, 2005: Cirrus Design SR22 (N302BY), Houston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive taxi speed and his excessive use of brakes.

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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