# Incident 20170730015539I: Cessna 180H, Oshkosh, WI, July 30, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 2017, 06:18 local time
- Place: Oshkosh, WI
- Airport: Wittman Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9844° N, 88.5570° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WITTMAN RGNL (OSH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9844&lon=-88.5570&mi=10
- Aircraft: N180EM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N180EM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180H (registry code 2072618, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,310 total, 576 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170730015539I

## Narrative

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

ON SUNDAY, JULY 30 2017 THE PILOT OF A CESSNA 180 WHILE TAXIING TO LEAVE OSHKOSH FELT THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT HANDLING CORRECTLY SO HE DECIDED TO TAXI BACK TO PARKING TO INVESTIGATE.  DURING THE TAXI PROCESS THE PILOT NEEDED TO MAINTAIN PRESSURE ON THE RIGHT BRAKE PEDAL TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT STRAIGHT.  THE CONSTANT PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL CREATED AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF HEAT WHICH CAUSED THE FIBERGLASS WHEEL PANT TO START ON FIRE.  THE PASSENGER NOTICED THE FIRE AND THEY SHUT DOWN AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND USED AN ON-BOARD EXTINGUISHER TO SUBDUE THE FLAMES.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT SIDE BRAKE ASSEMBLY, WHEEL, BRAKE LINES AND WHEEL PANT. THE REASON FOR THE ABNORMAL TAXI PROCESS TURNED OUT TO BE A TAIL WHEEL THAT HAD GONE FLAT. APPROPRIATE REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND THEY DEPARTED APPROXIMATELY 3 HOURS LATER WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. NEITHER THE PILOT NOR PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER PART 91AND VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.

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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