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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 177B · Gerlach, NV · August 31, 2007

Date: August 31, 2007 · 12:10 local
Place: Gerlach, NV
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N30909
Reported as: Cessna 177B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,990 total150 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N30909Registered now · Cessna 177BS/N 17701540 Airframe modelCessna 177B Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 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) During landing at temporary airport (black rock desert, NV) the right brake/wheel assembly overheated and caught fire. Fire was contained to the wheel assembly, wheel pants, and landing gear strut fairing. Inspection of the wheel and brake assembly revealed that the brake pads were severely worn past the rivets and the assembly was full of dirt. Wheel bearings had grease and appeared ok.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING LANDING AT TEMPORARY AIRPORT (BLACK ROCK DESERT, NV) THE RIGHT BRAKE/WHEEL ASSEMBLY OVERHEATED AND CAUGHT FIRE. FIRE WAS CONTAINED TO THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY, WHEEL PANTS, AND LANDING GEAR STRUT FAIRING. INSPECTION OF THE WHEEL AND BRAKE ASSEMBLY REVEALED THAT THE BRAKE PADS WERE SEVERELY WORN PAST THE RIVETS AND THE ASSEMBLY WAS FULL OF DIRT. WHEEL BEARINGS HAD GREASE AND APPEARED OK.