- Date
- October 22, 1987, 09:28 local (13:28 UTC)
- Place
- Ft. Myers, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- CFZJYPiper PA-32-260
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 11, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 32076
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Fire
Aircraft handling - improperCause
Brakes(normal) - improper use ofCause
Analysis
According to a witness the acft was taxiing slowly but at a higher than normal RPM. When the acft was stopped in the runup area, the right main landing gear caught on fire burning the bottoms of both wings. Examination of the brakes revealed that the linings were completely worn out & the discs were badly scarred.
Aircraft
- Registration
- CFZJY
- Reported as
- Piper PA-32-260
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32981
- Airframe hours
- 2,200
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-E4B5, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Carlin, Grant A.B.
- Registered owner
- Grant Carlin
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- FMY · Ft. Myers, FL
- Destination
- SRQ · Sarasota, FL
- Airport
- runway 5, 6,401 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Certificates
- Private, Foreign
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 245 total · 161 in this make and model · 245 as pilot in command · 59 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 30° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 68 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FMY