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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Gulstm 681 · Des Moines, IA · July 17, 2006

Date: July 17, 2006 · 11:30 local
Place: Des Moines, IA
Airport: Des Moines International
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: TGWIZ
Reported as: Gulstm 681
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 10,500 total

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What happened

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

(-23) privacy data omitted during takeoff the left brake caught fire and take off was aborted. Fire was extinguished with little damage. Left main tire was blown out. Aircraft was a foreign registered aerocommander and the pilot had a valid guatemalan certificate and current medical. The pilot also had a us certificate as he was from Des Moines, IA. What brought particular attention to this incident is that air force two was approximately fifteen minutes from landing and furthermore the pilot's authorization to operate in this country (SA-31036) was expired. Pilot was operating on his guatemalan certificate which is a private certificate. Tsa interviewed the pilot. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DURING TAKEOFF THE LEFT BRAKE CAUGHT FIRE AND TAKE OFF WAS ABORTED. FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED WITH LITTLE DAMAGE. LEFT MAIN TIRE WAS BLOWN OUT. AIRCRAFT WAS A FOREIGN REGISTERED AEROCOMMANDER AND THE PILOT HAD A VALID GUATEMALAN CERTIFICATE AND CURRENT MEDICAL. THE PILOT ALSO HAD A US CERTIFICATE AS HE WAS FROM DES MOINES, IA. WHAT BROUGHT PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THIS INCIDENT IS THAT AIR FORCE TWO WAS APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN MINUTES FROM LANDING AND FURTHERMORE THE PILOT'S AUTHORIZATION TO OPERATE IN THIS COUNTRY (SA-31036) WAS EXPIRED. PILOT WAS OPERATING ON HIS GUATEMALAN CERTIFICATE WHICH IS A PRIVATE CERTIFICATE. TSA INTERVIEWED THE PILOT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^