# Incident 20160229001029I: Vans RV-8, Provo, UT, February 29, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 29, 2016, 11:00 local time
- Place: Provo, UT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2338° N, 111.6585° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Provo, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2338&lon=-111.6585&mi=10
- Aircraft: N558RV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N558RV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Crowder Mark J RV-8 (registry code 05627M0, https://openairdocs.org/model/crowder-mark-j-rv-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Superior IO-360 series (registry code 59251, https://openairdocs.org/engine/superior-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VANS RV-8
- Reported engine: SUPERIOR IO-360
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160229001029I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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