# Accident 20190403002449A: Piper PA-32-260, Lakeland, FL, April 3, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 2019, 11:15 local time
- Place: Lakeland, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9875° N, 82.0189° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9875&lon=-82.0189&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4821S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4821S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32-260
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 100 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA196) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190403002449A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED AND WAS TAXIING SLOWLY IN GRASSY CAMP GROUND AREA DURING SUN-N-FUN. WHILE TURNING RIGHT, THE LEFT WING TIP HIT THE METAL CHAIN LINK FENCE POST AND FUEL BEGAN TO LEAK. THE PILOT ADVISED THAT HE MIS-JUDGED THE TURN.

## 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 GAA19CA196](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA196), Apr 3, 2019: Piper PA32 (N4821S), Lakeland, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a fence post during taxi to parking.

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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