20200308014439I

Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Cessna LC41-550FG · Reading, PA · March 8, 2020

Date
March 8, 2020 · 18:45 local
Place
Reading, PA
Airport
Reading Regional/Carl A Spaatz Fie
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N912AV
Reported as
Cessna LC41-550FG
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-550-C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot

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.

Pilot felt vibration on landing from the landing gear. Pilot performed taxi test to see if he could determine what was causing the vibration. When the pilot returned to the ramp the right side main landing gear was on fire.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT FELT VIBRATION ON LANDING FROM THE LANDING GEAR. PILOT PERFORMED TAXI TEST TO SEE IF HE COULD DETERMINE WHAT WAS CAUSING THE VIBRATION. WHEN THE PILOT RETURNED TO THE RAMP THE RIGHT SIDE MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS ON FIRE.