# NTSB Accident CEN12LA335
> **SHORT BROS SHORTS SD3-60** · 2012-05-17 · Houston, TX, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN12LA335
- **Event ID:** 20120605X91738
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2012-05-17
- **Location:** Houston, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 29.985277, -95.346946
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** SHORT BROS
- **Model:** SHORTS SD3-60
- **Registration:** N617FB
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilots’ improper decision to burn fuel during the taxi by operating the engines at a higher-than-normal power setting and using the wheel brakes to control taxi speed, which resulted in a wheel fire.

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