# Accident 20231006016219A: Cirrus Design Corp SR22, Saginaw, MI, October 6, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 2023, 17:46 local time
- Place: Saginaw, MI
- Airport: Mbs International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5329° N, 84.0796° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5329&lon=-84.0796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N969JB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N969JB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cirrus Design SR22 (registry code 2130001, https://openairdocs.org/model/cirrus-design-sr22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-550 series (registry code 17042, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-550 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 208 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231006016219A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 10, 2023, AT 1746 LOCAL TIME, AN CIRRUS SR22 AIRCRAFT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE FOLLOWING A RIGHT LANDING GEAR FIRE DURING TAXI AT THE MBS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MBS), SAGINAW, MICHIGAN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN.  BOTH THE PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED NO INJURIES.

ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THEY WERE TAXIING FOR DEPARTURE WHEN THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO APPLY BRAKES THE AIRCRAFT TURNED LEFT IN A TIGHT CIRCLE. THE PASSENGER ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE WITH THE SAME RESULT THEN NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF THE RIGHT WING. THE PILOT NOTIFIED THE TOWER OF THE FIRE AND CFR WAS DISPATCHED. THE PILOT SHUT THE AIRCRAFT DOWN AND SECURED IT THEN BOTH HE AND HIS PASSENGER EGRESSED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. WITHIN MINUTES THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ON SITE AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE.

INVESTIGATION PHOTOGRAPHS SHOW EXTENSIVE THERMAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR AND THE UNDERSIDE OF THE RIGHT WING. THE LANDING GEAR AXEL AND TIRE HAVE SEPARATED FROM THE GEAR LEG DUE TO THERMAL TEMPERATURES.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED AND REMOVED FROM THE TAXIWAY TO A SECURE STORAGE FACILITY. IT IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME WHAT CAUSED THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR TO LOSE BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS AND CATCH FIRE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN24LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA014), Oct 6, 2023: Cirrus SR22 (N969JB), Saginaw, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the right brake assembly due to excessive brake lining wear, which resulted in a thermally damaged piston O-ring, hydraulic fluid leak, and subsequent fire.

## Other reports on N969JB (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20100723040089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100723040089I), Jul 23, 2010: Cirrus Desi SR22 (N969JB), Monterey, CA, Minor damage. The pilot of N969JB was on final approach to Monterey Peninsula Airport (mry) runway 28L and stated that after crossing the numbers and about 10 feet off the…

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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