26.5866° N, 81.8632° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at PAGE FLD (FMY), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
October 22, 1987 · 09:28 local
Place
Ft Myers, FL
Airport
Page Field
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
CFZJY
Reported as
Piper PA32260
Reported engine
Lycoming O540E4B5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
245 total161 in this make and model59 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
High RPM used taxiing to runup area riding brakes. Brakes caught on fire. Brake linings worn out. Discs scarred.
As the FAA filed it
HIGH RPM USED TAXIING TO RUNUP AREA RIDING BRAKES. BRAKES CAUGHT ON FIRE. BRAKE LININGS WORN OUT. DISCS SCARRED.