20200424002609I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Lancair LC41-550FG · Huntsville, AL · April 24, 2020

Date
April 24, 2020 · 12:55 local
Place
Huntsville, AL
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N576BS
Reported as
Lancair LC41-550FG
Reported engine
Continental TSIO-550 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,168 total

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.

Aircraft was taxiing to the active runway when the pilot noticed he had no brake pressure on the right brake. As the aircraft was taxiing back to the ramp, the right tire blew out and the pilot noticed smoke coming from under the right wing. The pilot stopped the aircraft and exited. Emergency equipment responded and the aircraft was towed to the ramp.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIING TO THE ACTIVE RUNWAY WHEN THE PILOT NOTICED HE HAD NO BRAKE PRESSURE ON THE RIGHT BRAKE. AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIING BACK TO THE RAMP, THE RIGHT TIRE BLEW OUT AND THE PILOT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE RIGHT WING. THE PILOT STOPPED THE AIRCRAFT AND EXITED. EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT RESPONDED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE RAMP.