ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 247428
Last updated: 3 February 2021
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| Date: | 12-JAN-2021 |
| Time: | 13:50 LT |
| Type: |  Socata TB-10 Tobago |
| Owner/operator: | Adventia European Aviation College |
| Registration: | EC-FTJ |
| C/n / msn: | 1573 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Salamanca-Matacan Airport (SLM/LESA) -
 Spain
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Salamanca-Matacan Airport (SLM/LESA) |
| Salamanca-Matacan Airport (SLM/LESA) | |
| Investigating agency: | CIAIAC |
On Tuesday, January 12, 2021, at 13:50 LT, the SOCATA TB-10 aircraft with registration EC-FTJ suffered a fire during the taxiing phase at Matacan Airport (SLM/LESA), Salamanca. The aircraft, operated by a student pilot, was returning to the airport after conducting a training flight. Once the landing was made, while the aircraft was taxiing towards the platform, a fire broke out in the brake of the left leg of the aircraft's main landing gear, which spread causing significant damage to the gear leg and and innerside of the plane. The fire was extinguished by airport firefighters. The pilot exited the aircraft and was unharmed.
Sources:
https://www.mitma.es/organos-colegiados/ciaiac/investigacion/2021/a-001-2021
https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/1/74390_1208018192.jpg (photo)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Feb-2021 14:42 | harro | Added |
| 03-Feb-2021 14:44 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 03-Feb-2021 15:00 | RobertMB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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