# Accident 20190911014569A: Piper PA-28-181, Colorado Spring, CO, September 11, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 2019, 13:15 local time
- Place: Colorado Spring, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8058° N, 104.7008° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8058&lon=-104.7008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8384E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8384E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-181 (registry code 7102807, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-181) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-181
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-360-A1D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 420 total, 200 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19LA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA314) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190911014569A

## Narrative

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

ON 09/11/2019 AT 1315 MDT, A SINGLE ENGINE PIPER PA-28-181, N8384E, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED BY FIRE AFTER THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT THE COLORADO SPRINGS, CO AIRPORT.

WHILE TAXING ON HOTEL TAXIWAY THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES WERE NOT RESPONDING. THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT TIRE BLEW CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER OFF TO THE LEFT OF THE TAXIWAY BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. AFTER SHUTING THE ENGINE DOWN, THE PILOT AND PASSENGER DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT AND NOTICED THAT THE LEFT TIRE AND WHEEL COVER WERE ON FIRE.

THE WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VMC, WITH WINDS REPORTED AT 20 KNOTS GUSTING TO 26 KNOTS AT 200 DEGREES.

THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN19LA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA314), Sep 11, 2019: Piper PA28 (N8384E), Colorado Springs, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper taxi speed and his excessive use of brakes, which resulted in a brake fire and substantial thermal damage to the airplane.

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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