# Accident 20060304003019A: Piper PA24260, La Verne, CA, March 4, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 2006, 14:03 local time
- Place: La Verne, CA
- Airport: Brackett Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0833° N, 117.7667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0833&lon=-117.7667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9220P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9220P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-24-260 (registry code 7102406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24260
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 28 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC06LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060304003019A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON LANDING THE AIRMAN LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A RUNWAY/TAXIWAY SIGN.

## 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 ANC06LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA023), Mar 4, 2006: Piper PA-24 (N9220P), La Vern, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive taxi speed while turning, which resulted in an on ground collision with a taxiway light and the ground.

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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