# Accident 20120522008591A: Piper PA-28-161, Melbourne, FL, May 22, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 2012, 21:29 local time
- Place: Melbourne, FL
- Airport: Melbourne International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: ECQS
- Location: 28.1025° N, 80.6450° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.1025&lon=-80.6450&mi=10
- Aircraft: N602FT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N602FT-2014-09-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-161
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12LA355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA355) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120522008591A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 22, 2012 AT 2120, AIRCRAFT N47749 PILOTED BY SELMAN TAS,  HOLDER OF PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE # ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS INVOLVED IN A GROUND ACCIDENT WHEN HE TAXIED TO THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 9R AND STRUCK N206FT LEFT STABILIZER.  SEE ATQA REPORT NUMBER ASO1512048

## 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 ERA12LA355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA355), May 23, 2012: Piper PA-28-161 (N602FT), Melbourne, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot of another airplane to set the parking brake and to maintain a proper visual lookout, which resulted in an on-ground collision.

## Other reports on N602FT (1)

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

- [Incident 20101104052119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101104052119I), Nov 4, 2010: Piper PA-28-161 (N602FT), Merritt Island, FL, Minor damage. While conducting dual night lessons, the student and instructor were practicing full stop landings, taxi back and go arounds while at the merrit Island…

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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