# Accident 20080418836239A: Piper PA22150, Plant City, FL, April 18, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 2008, 16:30 local time
- Place: Plant City, FL
- Airport: Plant City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0000° N, 82.1642° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0000&lon=-82.1642&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2710P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2710P-2018-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22150
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,130 total, 45 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08CA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080418836239A

## Narrative

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

(-23)PILOT HAD MADE 4 TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. DURING THE FIFTH LANDING, PILOT TOUCHED DOWN PAST THE INTENDED INTERSECTION AND ELECTED TO HIGH SPEED TAXI TO THE END OF THE RUNWAY. PILOT REALIZED HE WAS TOO FAST AND APPLIED BRAKES. THE AIRCRAFT IS EQUIPPED ONLY WITH A HAND BRAKE. PILOT FAILED TO REDUCE THROTTLE WHEN HE REMOVED HIS HAND TO APPLY BRAKES REDUCING THE AIRCRAFTS ABILITY TO SLOW THE SPEED. RPM ESTIMATED TO BE 1000 TO 1200 RPM NORMAL TAXI IS 800 RPM. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT ON THE END TAXIWAY OF THE RUNWAY AT TOO FAST OF SPEED. AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL. AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY/TAXIWAY ENVIRONMENT AND CRASHED INTO A RETENTION POND EMBANKMENT.

## 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 LAX08CA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA120), Apr 18, 2008: Piper PA-22-150 (N2710P), Plant City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive taxi speed, which led to a loss of control.

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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