Mailing List flyrotary@lancaironline.net Message #28204
From: Ed Anderson <eanderson@carolina.rr.com>
Subject: Brake Fire Photo
Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2005 22:45:05 -0500
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
For those of you who may have wondered why all my activity on brakes after my June Brake line rupture and fire.  I finally managed to find the SW to capture a frame from the video my nephew took of the incident.
 
Here is a shot of the fireball which when fully expanded rose above the wing as I depressed my right brake pedal and shortly before I went off into the ditch.  Other two photos shows the smoking remains in the ditch - in one you can see the bright green antifreeze fluid my nephew pour on the flaming wheel pant which brought us sufficient time to get a fire extinguisher and put the fire out.
 
I had the time used the start  to get the prop horizontal before going into the ditch, but couldn't help but grab it and pull it through a few times afterwards  just to convince myself it was still in one piece {:>).
 
 
Ed A
Ed Anderson
Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered
Matthews, NC
eanderson@carolina.rr.com
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