# Accident 20010215002129A: Piper PA32300, Lakeland, FL, February 15, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 2001, 11:00 local time
- Place: Lakeland, FL
- Airport: Lakeland Regional Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9889° N, 82.0186° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9889&lon=-82.0186&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15635, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15635-2011-09-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-300 (registry code 7103212, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32300
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA01LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010215002129A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 MIA01LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA079), Feb 15, 2001: Piper PA-32-300 (N15635), Lakeland, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N15635 (2)

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

- [Accident 19940203003579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940203003579A), Feb 3, 1994: Piper PA32300 (N15635), Homestead, FL, Substantial damage. Reported engine quit on approach to airport. Landed in construction area. No anomalies found. Engine checked normal
- [Accident 19770617022009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770617022009A), Jun 17, 1977: Piper PA32300 (N15635), Madison, WI, Substantial damage

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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