20021208036189A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA38112 · Pensacola, FL · December 8, 2002

Date
December 8, 2002 · 16:15 local
Place
Pensacola, FL
Airport
Pensacola Regional Airport
Phase of flight
Other Ground Ops
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2585B
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA03CA026
Reported as
Piper PA38112
Reported engine
Lycoming O235L2C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
25 total18 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) After landing student attempted to exit the runway at taxiway delta with excessive speed. Aircraft ground looped and struck a sign with the right wing.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AFTER LANDING STUDENT ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE RUNWAY AT TAXIWAY DELTA WITH EXCESSIVE SPEED. AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED AND STRUCK A SIGN WITH THE RIGHT WING.

NTSB investigation

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