NONE · Diamond Aircraft DA 40 · 2021-01-03 · Portsmouth, NH, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA21LA099
Event ID
20210112102515
Type
Accident
Date
2021-01-03
Location
Portsmouth, NH, USA
Coordinates
43.077944, -70.823278
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
Diamond Aircraft
Model
DA 40
Registration
N489RS
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The instructor’s multiple applications of the airplane’s brakes during high-speed taxi over a short duration, which overheated and ignited the right main landing gear wheel brake assembly.