BISHOP, CA, USA
N757KE
CESSNA TR182RG II
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.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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