ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 245807
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| Date: | Sunday 12 July 2020 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | OK-KOD |
| MSN: | 172S8850 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Serious incident |
| Location: | Prague Airport -
 Czech Republic
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Praha-Václav Havel Airport (PRG/LKPR) |
| Investigating agency: | UZPLN |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The Cessna 172S aircraft was taxiing for take-off when the brake and wheel of the right landing gear leg overheated and subsequently ignited. The passengers and the pilot got out of the plane without injury. The fire was extinguished.
Causes
The cause of the serious incident was the inconsistent performance of the prescribed actions before take-off by the pilot, which resulted in incomplete release of the aircraft's parking brake, which led to overheating of the brakes and a fire during taxiing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
UZPLN
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Dec-2020 13:34 | harro | Added |
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