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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-28-180 · Arlington, TX · June 18, 1996

Date: June 18, 1996 · 20:10 local
Place: Arlington, TX
Airport: Arlington Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N6634J
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW96LA259
Reported as: Piper PA28180
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 859 total87 in this make and model70 in the last 90 days

N6634JRegistered now · Piper PA-28-180S/N 28-5101 · Built 1968 Airframe modelPiper PA-28-180 Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Started engine brakes off. Rolled thru a chain fence into parked truck. Aircraft has hand brake only. (-23) on June 18, 1996, at approximately 2010 CDT, a Piper PA-28-180, N6634J, received substantial damage during taxi at Arlington Municipal Airport, Arlington, Texas. The certified flight instructor stated that the student pilot had received instruction in previous aircraft that were equipped with toe brakes. This aircraft was equipped only with hand brakes. When the engine started the brakes had not been set and the aircraft rapidly advanced toward a chain link fence. The aircraft was moving too fast to stop and broke through the chain link fence and then struck a pickup truck. The aircraft received substantial damage to the outboard half of the left wing. The engine was producing substantial power when part of the propeller was located approximately 1/4 mile away lodged in the roof of the local fire station.

As the FAA filed it

STARTED ENGINE BRAKES OFF. ROLLED THRU A CHAIN FENCE INTO PARKED TRUCK. AIRCRAFT HAS HAND BRAKE ONLY. (-23) ON JUNE 18, 1996, AT APPROXIMATELY 2010 CDT, A PIPER PA-28-180, N6634J, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING TAXI AT ARLINGTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, ARLINGTON, TEXAS. THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT THE STUDENT PILOT HAD RECEIVED INSTRUCTION IN PREVIOUS AIRCRAFT THAT WERE EQUIPPED WITH TOE BRAKES. THIS AIRCRAFT WAS EQUIPPED ONLY WITH HAND BRAKES. WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED THE BRAKES HAD NOT BEEN SET AND THE AIRCRAFT RAPIDLY ADVANCED TOWARD A CHAIN LINK FENCE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVING TOO FAST TO STOP AND BROKE THROUGH THE CHAIN LINK FENCE AND THEN STRUCK A PICKUP TRUCK. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE OUTBOARD HALF OF THE LEFT WING. THE ENGINE WAS PRODUCING SUBSTANTIAL POWER WHEN PART OF THE PROPELLER WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE AWAY LODGED IN THE ROOF OF THE LOCAL FIRE STATION.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB FTW96LA259Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportArlington, TXinadequate instruction by the flight instructor (CFI), and his inadequate supervision of the dual student. Factors relating to the accident were: the student pilot's failure to understand or select the normal (hand) brakes.Jun 19, 1996 · Substantial damage