From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot stated the aircraft was loaded to maximum capacity and he had about 60 to 100 lbs of fuel to burn off before take-off. Pilot said he did not want to get behind his schedule so he choose to ride the brakes and run engines up in order to burn off fuel while taxiing. This resulted in right main landing gear brake fire. The high flames heated up the right underneath wing root area. Pictures taken at scene were given to NTSB and they classified this as an accident due to the wing spar may have been compremised from the intense heat.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOADED TO MAXIMUM CAPACITY AND HE HAD ABOUT 60 TO 100 LBS OF FUEL TO BURN OFF BEFORE TAKE-OFF. PILOT SAID HE DID NOT WANT TO GET BEHIND HIS SCHEDULE SO HE CHOOSE TO RIDE THE BRAKES AND RUN ENGINES UP IN ORDER TO BURN OFF FUEL WHILE TAXIING. THIS RESULTED IN RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR BRAKE FIRE. THE HIGH FLAMES HEATED UP THE RIGHT UNDERNEATH WING ROOT AREA. PICTURES TAKEN AT SCENE WERE GIVEN TO NTSB AND THEY CLASSIFIED THIS AS AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE WING SPAR MAY HAVE BEEN COMPREMISED FROM THE INTENSE HEAT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.