# Accident 20001130041649A: Piper PA28161, Melbourne, FL, November 30, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 2000, 10:00 local time
- Place: Melbourne, FL
- Airport: Melbourne Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0802° N, 80.6004° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0802&lon=-80.6004&mi=10
- Aircraft: N617FT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N617FT-2024-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 28 total, 28 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA01LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001130041649A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 4 AT MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MLB) THE STUDENT PILOT WAS INSTRUCTED BY THE CONTROL TOWER TO TURN RIGHT ON TAXIWAY ROMEO. DURING THE TURN THE STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE, LEAVING THE TAXIWAY AND STRIKING A TAXIWAY SIGN, SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGING THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 MIA01LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA034), Nov 30, 2000: Piper PA-28-161 (N617FT), Melbourne, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain a visual look out while transitioning from the active runway to a taxiway resulting in an on-ground collision with a taxiway sign.

## Other reports on N617FT (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20140519008949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140519008949I), May 19, 2014: Piper PA-28-161 (N617FT), Melbourne, FL, Minor damage. The CFI and student pilot reported that an engine fire occurred while the CFI was attempting to restart the engine so the student could perform his second…

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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