Location: Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Accident Number: ERA21LA099
Date & Time: Jan 3, 2021
Aircraft: N489RS
Event: Fire/Smoke, Non-impact
Injuries: None
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91, Instructional
The NTSB has completed a report regarding a Diamond DA-40 wheel fire that occurred last year. The long and short of things is that the instructor, performing an aircraft checkout for one of the school’s frequent piper renters, used an excessive amount of braking in the landing roll that led to a small fire.