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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr RV-9A · Denver, CO · September 29, 2009

Date: September 29, 2009 · 11:30 local
Place: Denver, CO
Airport: Centennial
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N109RJ
Reported as: Amtr RV9A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 7,000 total40 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

N109RJRegistered now · Braunschmidt Robert RV-9AS/N 90201 · Built 2005 Airframe modelBraunschmidt Robert RV-9A Engine modelLycoming O-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On September 29, 2009, 1130 hours, a vans RV-9A, N109RJ, performed two touch-n-goes and a full stop landing. The pilot reported while taxing the right brake heated up. While trying to reach the run up area the right brake completely locked up causing the aircraft to turn about 90 degrees. The tower was contacted when we started smelling hot brake odors, then the right tire blew out. Smoke entered the cockpit, the aircraft was shut down. One pilot and one passenger evacuated with no injuries. After evacuating the aircraft we could see the right wheel was on fire. The fire was extinguished. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 29, 2009, 1130 HOURS, A VANS RV-9A, N109RJ, PERFORMED TWO TOUCH-N-GOES AND A FULL STOP LANDING. THE PILOT REPORTED WHILE TAXING THE RIGHT BRAKE HEATED UP. WHILE TRYING TO REACH THE RUN UP AREA THE RIGHT BRAKE COMPLETELY LOCKED UP CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO TURN ABOUT 90 DEGREES. THE TOWER WAS CONTACTED WHEN WE STARTED SMELLING HOT BRAKE ODORS, THEN THE RIGHT TIRE BLEW OUT. SMOKE ENTERED THE COCKPIT, THE AIRCRAFT WAS SHUT DOWN. ONE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER EVACUATED WITH NO INJURIES. AFTER EVACUATING THE AIRCRAFT WE COULD SEE THE RIGHT WHEEL WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED.