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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper J3C-65 · Lakeland, FL · March 30, 1996

Date: March 30, 1996 · 12:15 local
Place: Lakeland, FL
Airport: Lakeland Regional Airport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N88192
Reported as: Piper J3C65
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 700 total500 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N88192Registered now · Piper J3C-65S/N 15808 · Built 1946 Airframe modelPiper J3C-65 Engine modelContinental A&C65 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: on March 30, 1996. At approximately 1215 local Piper N88192, piloted by Mr. Paul c. nicholson, collided with an automobile while taxiing to parking after returning from a flight. After landing Piper N88192 was cleared by Lakeland ground control, to taxi to parking via taxiway "f". While taxiing westbound in a nonmovement area of the airport, Piper N88192 collided with a cadillac that was crossing the taxiway from north to south. Witnesses stated that the driver of the cadillac failed to look to the east before crossing the taxiway and entered the taxiway immediately in front of Piper N88192. Witnesses stated that Piper N88192 did not have time to take evasive action prior to the collision. The collision caused minor damage to the propeller, and engine crankshaft of Piper N88192, and caused minor damage to the cadillac.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON MARCH 30, 1996. AT APPROXIMATELY 1215 LOCAL PIPER N88192, PILOTED BY MR. PAUL C. NICHOLSON, COLLIDED WITH AN AUTOMOBILE WHILE TAXIING TO PARKING AFTER RETURNING FROM A FLIGHT. AFTER LANDING PIPER N88192 WAS CLEARED BY LAKELAND GROUND CONTROL, TO TAXI TO PARKING VIA TAXIWAY "F". WHILE TAXIING WESTBOUND IN A NONMOVEMENT AREA OF THE AIRPORT, PIPER N88192 COLLIDED WITH A CADILLAC THAT WAS CROSSING THE TAXIWAY FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. WITNESSES STATED THAT THE DRIVER OF THE CADILLAC FAILED TO LOOK TO THE EAST BEFORE CROSSING THE TAXIWAY AND ENTERED THE TAXIWAY IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT OF PIPER N88192. WITNESSES STATED THAT PIPER N88192 DID NOT HAVE TIME TO TAKE EVASIVE ACTION PRIOR TO THE COLLISION. THE COLLISION CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, AND ENGINE CRANKSHAFT OF PIPER N88192, AND CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE CADILLAC.