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FAA accident report · Piper PA-32-300 · Lakeland, FL · February 15, 2001

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Date
February 15, 2001 · 11:00 local
Place
Lakeland, FL
Airport
Lakeland Regional Airport
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N15635
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA01LA079
Reported as
Piper PA32300
N15635Registration cancelled Sep 26, 2011 · Piper PA-32-300S/N 32-7340054 · Built 1972Airframe modelPiper PA-32-300Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot took delivery of a/c after a 50 hour inspection was performed by aeromech, inc. taxied for takeoff with passenger on board. Pilot states that he felt left brake grab just before takeoff. Pilot flew around, landed, taxied to aeromech with no problems, dropped off passengers and taxied out for takeoff, while taxiing, pilot noticed left brake grab again, requested clearance to taxi to end of rwy 09 to turn around. While turning aircraft around, left brake grabbed hard, pilot notified tower and returned to aeromech. While taxiing pilot states that both brakes felt as if they had failed, pilot pumped the parking brake to slow down, he smelled smoke, shut down a/c where it was on the taxiway and exited the aircraft. Maintenance personnel from aeromech extinguished the flames. Ken willford of aeromech states that the parking brake was set prior to delivery, and after flames were extinguished, he found the parking brakes in the set position. Both main landing gear were substantially burned, left wing has approx. 15" hole in lower surface outboard of gear door at rib just before fuel cell. Left flap and aileron have holes from the flames as well. Right wing lower skin buckled from heat damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT TOOK DELIVERY OF A/C AFTER A 50 HOUR INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED BY AEROMECH, INC. TAXIED FOR TAKEOFF WITH PASSENGER ON BOARD. PILOT STATES THAT HE FELT LEFT BRAKE GRAB JUST BEFORE TAKEOFF. PILOT FLEW AROUND, LANDED, TAXIED TO AEROMECH WITH NO PROBLEMS, DROPPED OFF PASSENGERS AND TAXIED OUT FOR TAKEOFF, WHILE TAXIING, PILOT NOTICED LEFT BRAKE GRAB AGAIN, REQUESTED CLEARANCE TO TAXI TO END OF RWY 09 TO TURN AROUND. WHILE TURNING AIRCRAFT AROUND, LEFT BRAKE GRABBED HARD, PILOT NOTIFIED TOWER AND RETURNED TO AEROMECH. WHILE TAXIING PILOT STATES THAT BOTH BRAKES FELT AS IF THEY HAD FAILED, PILOT PUMPED THE PARKING BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN, HE SMELLED SMOKE, SHUT DOWN A/C WHERE IT WAS ON THE TAXIWAY AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FROM AEROMECH EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. KEN WILLFORD OF AEROMECH STATES THAT THE PARKING BRAKE WAS SET PRIOR TO DELIVERY, AND AFTER FLAMES WERE EXTINGUISHED, HE FOUND THE PARKING BRAKES IN THE SET POSITION. BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR WERE SUBSTANTIALLY BURNED, LEFT WING HAS APPROX. 15" HOLE IN LOWER SURFACE OUTBOARD OF GEAR DOOR AT RIB JUST BEFORE FUEL CELL. LEFT FLAP AND AILERON HAVE HOLES FROM THE FLAMES AS WELL. RIGHT WING LOWER SKIN BUCKLED FROM HEAT DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA01LA079Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLakeland, FLThe pilot's failure to disengage the parking brake prior to taxi and his failure to stop and investigate the brakes when they malfunctioned during taxi for takeoff resulting in the wheel brakes heating and starting the tires on fire.Feb 15, 2001 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N15635 · 2

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

Accident 19940203003579AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Homestead, FLReported engine quit on approach to airport. Landed in construction area. No anomalies found. Engine checked normalFeb 3, 1994 · Substantial damageAccident 19770617022009AFinal Approach · Madison, WIJun 17, 1977 · Substantial damage