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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Piper PA-28-161 · Leesburg, FL · March 21, 2020

Date
March 21, 2020 · 22:30 local
Place
Leesburg, FL
Airport
Leesburg International
Phase of flight
Ground/Ramp/Ma
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N83345
Reported as
Piper PA-28-161
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
603 total165 in this make and model195 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On March 21, 2020 at approximately 22:30, while taxing to a fuel pump, N83345 taxied into a ditch. Neither the pilot or the passenger were familiar with klee airport. After landing, they taxied to where they believed the fuel pump was, but there were no fuel pump at that ramp. Then they saw a sign for philips 66 and started to taxi towards it, and fell into the ditch.

As the FAA filed it

ON MARCH 21, 2020 AT APPROXIMATELY 22:30, WHILE TAXING TO A FUEL PUMP, N83345 TAXIED INTO A DITCH. NEITHER THE PILOT OR THE PASSENGER WERE FAMILIAR WITH KLEE AIRPORT. AFTER LANDING, THEY TAXIED TO WHERE THEY BELIEVED THE FUEL PUMP WAS, BUT THERE WERE NO FUEL PUMP AT THAT RAMP. THEN THEY SAW A SIGN FOR PHILIPS 66 AND STARTED TO TAXI TOWARDS IT, AND FELL INTO THE DITCH.