Accident · 2005-03-07
What the record says
- Event date
- 2005-03-07
- Event type
- Accident
- Highest injury level
- No injuries
- Aircraft
- Cirrus Design Corp. SR22 (N517SW)
- Operating rule
- Part 91
- Operator
- operator not named in the NTSB record
Probable cause
The pilot's excessive braking during taxi that resulted in the right brake overheating and a fire. A factor in the accident was the pilot's continued operation with known deficiencies.
Source: NTSB case LAX05LA109Flight crew
Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.
Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.