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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Vans RV-8 · Provo, UT · February 29, 2016

Date
February 29, 2016 · 11:00 local
Place
Provo, UT
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N558RV
Reported as
Vans RV-8
Reported engine
Superior IO-360
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

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.

During taxi, the left brake line failed allowing brake fluid to contact the hot brake rotor which subsequently ignited into flames. The fire consumed the tire/rim, brake caliper assembly, left gear strut, and wheel pant.

As the FAA filed it

DURING TAXI, THE LEFT BRAKE LINE FAILED ALLOWING BRAKE FLUID TO CONTACT THE HOT BRAKE ROTOR WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY IGNITED INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE CONSUMED THE TIRE/RIM, BRAKE CALIPER ASSEMBLY, LEFT GEAR STRUT, AND WHEEL PANT.