# Accident 19960618014239A: Piper PA28180, Arlington, TX, June 18, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1996, 20:10 local time
- Place: Arlington, TX
- Airport: Arlington Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6708° N, 97.0996° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6708&lon=-97.0996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6634J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6634J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28180
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 859 total, 87 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA259) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960618014239A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW96LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA259), Jun 19, 1996: Piper PA-28-180 (N6634J), Arlington, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: inadequate 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…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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