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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Ronk Jerry G VANS RV-7 · Riverside, CA · April 20, 2014

Date
April 20, 2014 · 13:10 local
Place
Riverside, CA
Airport
Riverside Municipal
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N755JR
Reported as
Ronk Jerry G Vans RV-7
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-360-A1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
3,800 total250 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days

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.

After landing at ral airport the pilot was taxiing to return to the runway when the right brake authority was lost. Brake steering is required for taxiing this aircraft. The pilot stopped on the taxiway and upon exiting the aircraft discovered the right tire area was on fire. The ral fire crew extinguished the flames. The aircraft had minor damage. Pilot was uninjured. No passengers.

As the FAA filed it

AFTER LANDING AT RAL AIRPORT THE PILOT WAS TAXIING TO RETURN TO THE RUNWAY WHEN THE RIGHT BRAKE AUTHORITY WAS LOST. BRAKE STEERING IS REQUIRED FOR TAXIING THIS AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT STOPPED ON THE TAXIWAY AND UPON EXITING THE AIRCRAFT DISCOVERED THE RIGHT TIRE AREA WAS ON FIRE. THE RAL FIRE CREW EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE AIRCRAFT HAD MINOR DAMAGE. PILOT WAS UNINJURED. NO PASSENGERS.