# Incident 20200421005639I: Aerodynamic Consultants LLC RV-10, Melbourne, FL, April 21, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 2020, 19:45 local time
- Place: Melbourne, FL
- Airport: Melbourne International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0836° N, 80.6081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Melbourne, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0836&lon=-80.6081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8315, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8315) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aerodynamic Consultants RV-10 (registry code 05636AG, https://openairdocs.org/model/aerodynamic-consultants-rv-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming YIO-540 SERIE (registry code 41779, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-yio-540-serie) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERODYNAMIC CONSULTANTS LLC RV-10
- Reported engine: LYCOMING YIO-540 SERIE
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 280 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200421005639I

## Narrative

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

ATC IN MELBOURNE, FLORIDA (MLB), REPORTED AIRCRAFT WITH REGISTRATION NUMBER, N8315, A VANS AIRCRAFT RV10, WHILE TAXIING FOR DEPARTURE RUNWAY 9R THE RIGHT BRAKE CAUGHT ON FIRE. AIRPORT FIRE AND RESCUE RESPONDED AND PUT FIRE OUT. THE WINGS WERE DE-MATED BY A MAINTENANCE TEAM AND TRANSPORTED TO MASSEY RANCH AIRPARK (X50) IN NEW SMYRNA BEACH FOR REPAIRS.

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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