What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 02/07/2023, at approximately 1730, privacy data omitted, an EA-300, caught fire while taxing on the airport taxiway. The aircraft had just came out of a 1000 hour inspection by the aircraft dealership when they were performing high speed taxi to check the aircraft systems and performance after maintenance. The mechanic on board was waiting for traffic to land (while waiting on hold) on the taxiway, when he noticed that the aircraft was rotating to the right. The mechanic noted smoke coming from under the aircraft and saw the right brake caliper on the ground (broken). The mechanic shut down the aircraft and called for emergency services to his location. The aircraft was engulfed on fire and the aircraft was destroyed. There were no injuries to the mechanic.
As the FAA filed it
ON 02/07/2023, AT APPROXIMATELY 1730, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, AN EA-300, CAUGHT FIRE WHILE TAXING ON THE AIRPORT TAXIWAY. THE AIRCRAFT HAD JUST CAME OUT OF A 1000 HOUR INSPECTION BY THE AIRCRAFT DEALERSHIP WHEN THEY WERE PERFORMING HIGH SPEED TAXI TO CHECK THE AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS AND PERFORMANCE AFTER MAINTENANCE. THE MECHANIC ON BOARD WAS WAITING FOR TRAFFIC TO LAND (WHILE WAITING ON HOLD) ON THE TAXIWAY, WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS ROTATING TO THE RIGHT. THE MECHANIC NOTED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE AIRCRAFT AND SAW THE RIGHT BRAKE CALIPER ON THE GROUND (BROKEN). THE MECHANIC SHUT DOWN THE AIRCRAFT AND CALLED FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES TO HIS LOCATION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ENGULFED ON FIRE AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE MECHANIC.