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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr GLASAIR III · Beaumont/Port, TX · May 31, 2008

Date: May 31, 2008 · 12:50 local
Place: Beaumont/Port, TX
Airport: Southeast Texas Regional
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N43KH
Reported as: Amtr Glasairiii
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,050 total30 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N43KHRegistration cancelled Nov 26, 2012 · Heronimus Kevin A GLASAIR IIIS/N 3021 · Built 2005 Airframe modelHeronimus Kevin A GLASAIR III Engine modelLycoming IO-540 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) Airplane just had new brakes installed, pilot was taxiing airplane to break in brakes (05/31/2008). Pilot was notified by tower that wheel were on fire. Pilot moved airplane off the taxiway on to grass, airport fire dept put fire out on airplane and grass fire started by plane. Both main wheel assemblies and brake calipers were destroyed. Left hand wing has heat damage, as indicated by scorching and blistering on the bottom side of right hand wing in the landing gear attachment area. Airplane inspected after it was moved to hangar.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AIRPLANE JUST HAD NEW BRAKES INSTALLED, PILOT WAS TAXIING AIRPLANE TO BREAK IN BRAKES (05/31/2008). PILOT WAS NOTIFIED BY TOWER THAT WHEEL WERE ON FIRE. PILOT MOVED AIRPLANE OFF THE TAXIWAY ON TO GRASS, AIRPORT FIRE DEPT PUT FIRE OUT ON AIRPLANE AND GRASS FIRE STARTED BY PLANE. BOTH MAIN WHEEL ASSEMBLIES AND BRAKE CALIPERS WERE DESTROYED. LEFT HAND WING HAS HEAT DAMAGE, AS INDICATED BY SCORCHING AND BLISTERING ON THE BOTTOM SIDE OF RIGHT HAND WING IN THE LANDING GEAR ATTACHMENT AREA. AIRPLANE INSPECTED AFTER IT WAS MOVED TO HANGAR.

Other reports on N43KH · 1

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