# Incident 20200321001319I: Piper PA-28-161, Leesburg, FL, March 21, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 2020, 22:30 local time
- Place: Leesburg, FL
- Airport: Leesburg International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8229° N, 81.8084° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LEESBURG INTL (LEE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8229&lon=-81.8084&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83345, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83345) (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
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 603 total, 165 in this make and model, 195 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200321001319I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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