# Incident 20230327003879I: Richard E Harpster XLFG, Lakeland, FL, March 27, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 2023, 13:50 local time
- Place: Lakeland, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0395° N, 81.9498° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lakeland, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0395&lon=-81.9498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N585V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N585V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Richard E Harpster XLFG (registry code 056327Y, https://openairdocs.org/model/richard-e-harpster-xlfg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-EXP (registry code 42167, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-exp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RICHARD E HARPSTER XLFG
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540-EXP
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230327003879I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY, WHILE TAXIING THE AIRCRAFT BRAKES OVERHEATED AND THE BRAKE LINE RUPTURED CAUSING BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK ON HOT BRAKES. A SMALL FIRE OCCURED AND WAS EXTINGUISHED BY PILOT, AIRCRAFT TOWEDTO RAMP.

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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