# Accident 20161213021629A: Piper PA-28-140, Palm Coast, FL, December 13, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 2016, 14:54 local time
- Place: Palm Coast, FL
- Airport: Flagler County Exec
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4647° N, 81.2069° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4647&lon=-81.2069&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3563K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3563K-2021-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (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-28-140
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161213021629A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT, A PRIVATE PILOT, OF PIPER PA28-140 N3563K LANDED ON RUNWAY 24, EXITED THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS AREA PRIOR TO TAXIWAY C,  STRIKING THE  GUIDANCE SIGN WITH THE LEFT WING,  KNOCKING THE SIGN OVER.  THE SIGN IS LOCATED OFF THE RIGHT WING WHEN EXITING THE RUNWAY USING  TAXIWAY C.

## 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 GAA17CA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA149), Dec 13, 2016: Piper PA28 (N3563K), Palm Coast, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from the taxiway sign.

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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