ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70065
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| Date: | Wednesday 11 November 2009 |
| Time: | 13:00 |
| Type: |  Dassault Falcon 2000 |
| Owner/operator: | NetJets Europe |
| Registration: | CS-DFE |
| MSN: | 205 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2003 |
| Engine model: | CFE 738-1-1B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | London Biggin Hill Airport, Biggin Hill, Westerham, Kent (EGKB) -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | EGKB ground maintenance |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft had been undergoing a technical investigation to identify the cause of a braking defect. A flight crew were requested by the on-site maintenance team to carry out high-speed taxi trials as part of the troubleshooting process.
The crew conducted a series of seven accelerate/stop runs along the main runway, at gradually increasing reject speeds. At the commencement of the eighth run, the crew felt that a tyre had deflated and brought the aircraft to a stop. They were informed by ATC that there was a fire under the left wing; the crew and passengers then abandoned the aircraft safely. The fire was caused by damage to the brakes from excessive temperature, this released hydraulic fluid under pressure,
which then ignited. Four Safety Recommendations have been made by the AAIB as a result of the investigati
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/4738418.BIGGIN_HILL__Firefighters_battle_jet_fire_at_Biggin_Hill_airport/
2. https://www.pprune.org/biz-jets-ag-flying-ga-etc/395647-falcon-2000-fire-biggin-hill.html
3. http://www.aaib.gov.uk/cms_resources.cfm?file=/Falcon%202000,%20CS-DFE%2012-10.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Nov-2009 21:00 | robbreid | Added |
| 29-Nov-2009 10:29 | robbreid | Updated |
| 12-Dec-2010 02:27 | bizjets101 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Aug-2013 21:22 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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