- Date
- July 22, 1983, 10:48 local (17:48 UTC)
- Place
- Bishop, CA
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N757KECessna TR182RG II
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830722034739A
- Case key
- 23801
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft caught fire during taxi after an aborted takeoff. During the takeoff roll the plt noticed a vibration and a slight pulling to the left. The brakes and engine had been checked with nothing noted but the plt decided to abort. He let the acft roll to a stop without using brakes. After stopping and detecting nothing unusal the plt decided to try again. While taxiing and checking brakes a blue-grey smoke came out of the wheels and then flames came from the right wheel. An attempt to stop the acft was ineffectual as the plt stated there was no pressure in the brake pedals. The acft rolled into a dry grass area and burned.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N757KE
- Reported as
- Cessna TR182RG II
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- R18201240
- Airframe hours
- 804
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-L3C5D, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Robert Thayer
- Registered owner
- Mountainaire
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 28, 1983 · 2 hours before
- Destination
- RNO · Reno, NV
- Airport
- BIH · Bishop, runway 16, 5,601 × 100 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 327 total · 323 in this make and model · 211 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- BIH
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.