Cirrus SR22 N6839R

Summary

On 21 October 2012 at about 19:30 local time, a Cirrus SR22 registered N6839R, operated by NBL Air LLC, was involved in an accident near Pahokee, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

21 October 2012 at 19:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Pahokee, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Palm Beach County Glades Airpo (PHK)

Coordinates

26.7844, -80.6894

Aircraft

Cirrus SR22

Registration

N6839R

Category

Airplane

Year built

2002

Engines

1

Operator

NBL Air LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Pahokee → Lantana

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA13LA048

Nobody was injured.

A main landing gear wheel fire for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examinations did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operations.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that, as he was taxiing the airplane, it felt as if the brakes were "not working properly" and "dragging." He chose to return to the ramp to have the airplane inspected. After parking the airplane and while he was shutting down the engine, a lineman approached and told the pilot that the airplane's wheels were on fire. The pilot and passenger subsequently egressed the airplane without injury. Postaccident examinations revealed fire damage to the left and right main landing gear, both wings, and the underside of the fuselage but no mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operations.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.